Seaside Hospital Radio ‘American Roots’ playlist
for 21st December 2011
ALBUM OF THE WEEK
Sweetback Sisters – from the 2011 album ‘Looking for a fight’
3/ Texas bluebonnets
10/ Looking for a fight
20/ The mystery of you
25/ Rattled
Cody Canada & the Departed – from the 2011 album ‘
'This is Indian land’
4/ Ballad of Rosalie
11/ Make yourself home
23/ If you’re ever in Oklahoma
1/ Joe Ely – If you were a bluebird from the 1977 album ‘Joe Ely’
2/ Neil Young – Heart of gold from the 1972 album ‘Harvest’
5/ Grip Weeds –Christmas dream from the 2011 album
‘Under the influence of Christmas’
The Damn Quails – from the 2011 album ‘Down the hatch’
6/ Better place to stop
18/ Me and the whiskey
Byrds – from the 1968 album ‘The notorious Byrd Brothers’
7/ Wasn’t born to follow
23/ Change is now
8/ Laura Nyro – Stoney end from the 1967 album
‘More than a new discovery’
9/ Kate Rusby – Cranbrook from the 2011 album ‘While mortals sleep’
12/ Lonesome Wyatt – Going crazy from the 2011 album ‘Heartsick’
13/ Kris Kristofferson – The pilgrim (chapter 33) from the 1971 album
‘The silver tongued devil and I’
14/ Chris Hillman – (Take me in your) Lifeboat from the 1976 album ‘Slippin’ away’
John Fahey – from the 1968 album ‘The new possibility’
15/ The bells of St. Marys
29/ Medley: hark, the herald angels sing/O come all ye faithful
16/ Lonnie Donegan – Gamblin’ man. 1957
17/ Bert jansch – In the bleak midwinter. 1974
19/ John Lee Hooker – Dimples. 1956
21/ Nina Simone – I put a spell on you from the 1965 album
‘I put a spell on you’
22/ Emmylou Harris – Light of the stable from the 1979 album
‘Light of the stable
24/ Bob Dylan – Every grain of sand from the 1981 album ‘Shot of love’
26/ The Band – Christmas must be tonight from the 1977 album ‘Islands’
27/ Gene Parsons – Willin’ from the 1973 album ‘Kindling’
28/ Hank Williams - I'm A Long Gone Daddy 1947
Seaside Hospital Radio ‘American Roots’ playlist
for 14h December 2011
ALBUM OF THE WEEK
The Crooked Brothers – 2011 album ‘Lawrence, where’s your knife.
3/ Your love is a ghost town from the
11/ Bluebirds
15/ Winter’s come
22/ Kansas
1/ Rank and File – Amanda Ruth from the 1982 album ‘Sundown’
2/ Doug Sahm – Wallflower from the 1972 album ‘Doug sahm and Friends’
4/ Poco - Pickin’ up the pieces from the 1969 album ‘Pickin’ up the pieces’
5/ Nina Simone – Wild is the wind 1964
6/ Bob Dylan – Must be santa from the 2009 album ‘Christmas n the heart’
7/ Crazywater – Ghosts of mineral Wells from the 2011 album ‘Crazywater’
Hickman/Dalton Gang – from the 2011 album ‘Volume 2’
8/ No easy way to say goodbye
16/ Long white line
9/ Benny Goodman – Did you mean it! 1951
10/ Tom Waits – A Christmas card from a hooker in Minneapolis from the 1978 album ‘Blue valentine’
12/ Byrds – My back pages from the 1967 album ‘Younger than yesterday’
13/ Goldmund – Ashoken farewell from the 2011 album ‘All will prosper’
14/ Gram Parsons – Return of the grievous angel from the 1974 album ‘Grievous Angel’
16/ Poco - Just for me and you from the 1971 album ‘From the inside’
18/ Louis Armstrong – Cool yule. 1952
19/ Judee Sill – The kiss from the 1973 album ‘Heart food’
20/ Dillards – Copperfields from the 1970 album ‘Copperfields’
21/ The Monkees – Nine times blue from the 1967 album ‘Headquarters’
23/ Bruce Springsteen – Merry Christmas baby. 1988
24/ McCarthy Trenching – Hard heart from the 2011 album ‘Fresh blood’
25/ Johnny Cash – Wanted man from the 1969 album ‘Johnny Cash at San Quentin’
26/ Steve Earle - Rich Man's War from the 2004 album The revolution starts now
27/ The Band – King harvest (Has surely come) from the 1969 album ‘The band’
Seaside Hospital Radio ‘American Roots’ playlist
for 7th December 2011
ALBUM OF THE WEEK
Oh Susanna from the 2011 album ‘Soon the birds’
3/ Drunk as a sailor
9/ Long black train
15/ By rope
23/ Soon the birds
Artist of the Week – Tom Waits, to celebrate his birthday!
(born December 7th 1949)
4/ Tom Waits – Jersey girl from the 1980 album ‘Heartattack and Vine’
5/ Bruce Springsteen – Jersey girl (Live) from the 1988 e.p.
‘Born in the USA’
13/ Tom Waits – Ol’ 55 from the 1973 album ‘Closing time’
14/ Eagles – Ol’ 55 from the 1974 album ‘On the border’
22/ Tom Waits – Back in the crowd, from the 2011 album ‘Bad as me’
1/ Led Zeppelin – Whole lotta love from the 1969 album ‘Led Zeppelin II
2/ John Prine – Sam Stone from the 1971 album ‘John Prine’
The Byrds from the 1965 abum ‘Turn, turn, turn’
6/ Lay down your weary tune
16/ Oh Susanna
7/ Groanbox – Po’ boy from the 2011 album ‘Guts, lungs and bones’
8/ Grateful Dead - Uncle John’s band from the 1970 album
‘Workingman’s Dead’
10/ Hubert Sumlin – Blues is here to stay from the 1994 album ‘Blues guitar boss’ (A tribute to the great bluesman who passed away on Sunday)
11/ Goldmund – Shenandoah from the 2011 album ‘All will prosper’
12/ Joe Walsh – Rocky mountain way from the 1973 album
‘The smoker you drink, the player you get’
17/ Otis Redding – Sitting on the dock of the bay
(recorded on 07-12-67. He died in a plane crash 3 days later)
18/ Sumner Brothers – Sam Hall from the 2010 album ‘In the garage 2’
19/ Sons of Fathers – The country and Wind turbines from the 2011 album ‘Sons of fathers’
20/ Little Feat – Willin’ from the 1972 album ‘Sailin’ shoes’
21/ Charlie Parr – Jubilee from the 2007 album ‘Jubilee’
24/ Girls, Guns & Glory – 1000 times from the 2011 album ‘Sweet nothings’
25/ Digney Fignus – She should have known from the 2011 album ‘Last planet on the left’
ALBUM OF THE WEEK (2)
The Dirt Daubers from the 2011 album ‘Wake up sinners’
8/ Be not afraid
16/ Trucks, tractors and trains
24/ Wayfaring stranger
1/ Creedence Clearwater Revival – Who’ll stop the rain from the 1970 album ‘Cosmo’s factory’
2/ Grateful Dead – Ripple from the 1970 album ‘American Beauty’
4/ Henry Thomas – Bob McKinney. 1927
5/ R.L. Burnside - Jumper On The Line from the 1992 album ‘bad luck city’
6/ Beau Brummels – Turn around from the 1968 album ‘Bradley’s barn’
7/ Billie Holiday – God bless the child 1941
9/ Black Swans – Don’t blame the stars from the 2011 album ‘Don’t blame the stars’
11/ Musikanto – Every which way from the 2011 album ‘Sky of dresses’
12/ Lee Harvey Osmond - The Love Of One – 2009 - A quiet evil
13/ Rosanne Cash – The wheel from the 1993 abum ‘The Wheel’
14/ Joe Ely – If you were a bluebird from the 1977 album ‘Joe Ely’
15/ The Byrds – Turn, turn, turn from the 1965 album ‘Turn, Turn, Turn’
18/ The Roadside Graves – Glory from the 2011 album ‘We can take care of ourselves’
19/ Howlin’ Wolf - Smokestack lightning 1956
20/ Lyle Lovett – This old porch from the 1986 album ‘Lyle Lovett’
21/ Gillian Welch – Six white horses from the 2011 album ‘The harrow and the harvest’
22/ New Riders of the Purple Sage – Glendale train from the 1971 album ‘New Riders of the Purple Sage’
23/ Earth Opera – Home to you from the 1969 album ‘The great American eagle
25/ Whiskey Folk Ramblers – The penitent from the 2010 album ‘….. and there are devils’
26/ Riley – Love love you lady from the 1970 album ‘Grandma’s roadhouse’
27/ John Sebastian – Stories we could tell from the 1974 album ‘Tarzana kid’
The Dirt Daubers from the 2011 album ‘Wake up sinners’
8/ Be not afraid
16/ Trucks, tractors and trains
24/ Wayfaring stranger
1/ Creedence Clearwater Revival – Who’ll stop the rain from the 1970 album ‘Cosmo’s factory’
2/ Grateful Dead – Ripple from the 1970 album ‘American Beauty’
4/ Henry Thomas – Bob McKinney. 1927
5/ R.L. Burnside - Jumper On The Line from the 1992 album ‘bad luck city’
6/ Beau Brummels – Turn around from the 1968 album ‘Bradley’s barn’
7/ Billie Holiday – God bless the child 1941
9/ Black Swans – Don’t blame the stars from the 2011 album ‘Don’t blame the stars’
11/ Musikanto – Every which way from the 2011 album ‘Sky of dresses’
12/ Lee Harvey Osmond - The Love Of One – 2009 - A quiet evil
13/ Rosanne Cash – The wheel from the 1993 abum ‘The Wheel’
14/ Joe Ely – If you were a bluebird from the 1977 album ‘Joe Ely’
15/ The Byrds – Turn, turn, turn from the 1965 album ‘Turn, Turn, Turn’
18/ The Roadside Graves – Glory from the 2011 album ‘We can take care of ourselves’
19/ Howlin’ Wolf - Smokestack lightning 1956
20/ Lyle Lovett – This old porch from the 1986 album ‘Lyle Lovett’
21/ Gillian Welch – Six white horses from the 2011 album ‘The harrow and the harvest’
22/ New Riders of the Purple Sage – Glendale train from the 1971 album ‘New Riders of the Purple Sage’
23/ Earth Opera – Home to you from the 1969 album ‘The great American eagle
25/ Whiskey Folk Ramblers – The penitent from the 2010 album ‘….. and there are devils’
26/ Riley – Love love you lady from the 1970 album ‘Grandma’s roadhouse’
27/ John Sebastian – Stories we could tell from the 1974 album ‘Tarzana kid’
ALBUM OF THE WEEK (1)
The Prairie Acre from the 2011 album ‘Roll up your sleeves’
3/ Wildwood flower
10/ Your horses ain’t hungry
17/ Brown eyed rabbit
28/ Hay mow
The Prairie Acre from the 2011 album ‘Roll up your sleeves’
3/ Wildwood flower
10/ Your horses ain’t hungry
17/ Brown eyed rabbit
28/ Hay mow
Seaside Hospital Radio ‘American Roots’ playlist for 30th November 2011
Seaside Hospital Radio ‘American Roots’ playlist for 23rd November 2011
ALBUM OF THE WEEK
David Serby – the 2011 album
‘Poor Man’s Poem’
3/ Poor man’s poem
10/ Off the Caroliners
24/ Wild west show
1/ Steppenwolf – Born to be wild from the 1969 albuim ‘Easy rider’
2/ Jerry Merritt – Another day on route 66. 1959
4/ Calafia – Texas dust from the 2011 album ‘Calafia’
5/John Lee Hooker – Dimples 1956
6/ Hank Williams – Cool water 1949
7/ Larry and his Flask – End of an era from the 2011 album ‘All that we know’
8/ Byrds – Time between from the 1967 album ‘Younger than yesterday’
9/ Jeffrey Foucault – Pretty girl in a small town from the 2011 album
'Horse latitudes'
11/ Carter family – Little log cabin by the sea. 1927
12/ Benny Goodman – Did you mean it! (1951)
13/ Crooked Still – American tune from the 2011 album/e.p ‘Friends of fall’
14/ Foghorn Trio – Nuts and blolts from the 2011 album ‘Sud de Louisiane’
15/ Carlene Carter – My Dixie darlin’ from the 1990 album ‘I fell in love’
16/ John Prine – Sam Stone from the 1971 album ‘John Prine’
17/ Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit – Codeine from the 2011 album
‘Here we rest’
18/ Waco Brothers - Bad Times (Are Comin' Round Again) from the 1995 album ‘To the last dead cowboy’
19/ Little Feat – Time loves a hero from the 1977 album ‘Time loves a hero’
20/ Ella Fitzgerald – Things ain’t what they used to be 1958
21/ Lydia Loveless – Crazy from the 2011 album ‘Indestructible machine’
22/ Sir Douglas Quintet - Wolverton Mountain 1976 album
‘Texas rock for country rollers’
23/ Grand Canyon Rescue Episode – 18 wheels from the 2011 album
‘Dirt road highway’
24/ Gourds – Ink and grief from the 2011 album ‘Old mad joy’
24/ Muddy Waters – Country blues. 1941
Seaside Hospital Radio ‘American Roots’ playlist for 16th November 2011
ALBUM OF THE WEEK
Michael and the Lonesome Playboys – ‘Last of the honky tonks’ 2011
3/ When a freight train rolls over you
10/ Cross country ride
22/ Highway ghost
1/ Uncle Tupelo – No depression from the 1990 album ‘No Depression’
2/ Charlie Parr – 1922 blues from the 2003 album ‘1922’
Michael Nesmith – from the 1970 album ‘Loose salute’
4/ Silver moon
18/ I fall to pieces
Cahalen Morrison and Eli West – from the 2011 album
‘The holy coming of the storm’
5/ On God’s rocky shore
20/ My lover, adorned
Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys
6/ New San Antonio Rose (1940)
17/ Take me back to Tulsa (1941)
Buffalo Springfield –from the 1966 album ‘Buffalo Springfield’
7/ For what it’s worth
24/ Hot dusty roads
8/ Blueflint – High country from the 2011 album ‘Maudy tree’
Rat Trapper – from the 2011 album ‘Tub life’
9/ It’s a shame
27/ Toober
11/ Delmore Brothers – The fugitives lament. 1935
12/ Doug Sahm & Friends – Texas Tornado from the 1973 album
‘Texas Tornado’
13/ Beau Brummels – Old Kentucky home form the 1967 album ‘Triangle’
14/ Crazy Horse – dance, dance, dance from the 1971 album ‘Crazy Horse’
15/ Allman Brothers – Ramblin’ man from the 1973 album
‘Brothers and Sisters’
16/ Flying Burrito Brothers – Hot burrito #1 from the 1969 album
‘Gilded Palace of Sin’
19/ Linda Ronstadt – I fall to pieces from the 1971 album ‘Linda Ronstadt’
21/ Hank Williams – Cold cold heart 1950
23/ J.J.Cale – Thirteen days from the 1979 album ‘#5’
25/ Calexico - Across The Wire from the 2003 album ‘Feast of wire’
26/ Townes van Zandt – Delta momma blues from the 1971 album
‘Delta momma blues’
Seaside Hospital Radio ‘American Roots’ playlist
for 9th November 2011
ALBUM OF THE WEEK
Case Hardin – ‘Every dirty mirror’ 2011
3/ A lullaby
10/ Are those really the miles
15/ Champeen
23/ A day at the races
1/ Steve Earle – The Galway girl from the 2000 album ‘Transcendental Blues’
2/ Hatful of Rain – Evangeline from the 2009 e.p ‘Evangeline’
Hank Williams –
4/ A mansion on the hill 1948
20/ Lost highway 1949
5/ Arlenes – She ran me down from the 1999 album ‘The Arlenes’
6/ John Prine – Great Society conflict veterans blues (Sam Stone) from the 2011 album ‘The singing mailman delivers’
7/ Carter Family – Little darling pal of mine. 1927
8/ Byrds – All things from the 1970 album ‘Untitled’
New Country Rehab – from the 2011 album ‘New Country Rehab’
9/ The last hand
21/ Train 45
11/ Elliott Brood – Northern air from the 2011 album ‘Days into years’
Foghorn Trio – from the 2011 album ‘Sud de la Louisiane’
12/ None of your business
25/ Puttin’ up the wood
13/Lonnie Donegan – Cumberland gap 1957
14/ Porchlight Smoker – Paradise from the 2009 album ‘Porchlight Smoker’
16/ Ollabelle – The Butcher Boy from the 2011 album ‘Neon blue bird’
17/ Lydia loveless – How many women, from the 2011 album ‘Indestructible machine’
18/ Memphis Minnie – Chickasaw train blues. 1934
19/ William Elliott Whitmore – Field songs from the 2011 album ‘Field songs’
22/ Olin and the Moon – wait for you from the 2011 album ‘Footsteps’
24/ Blue Sky Boys – Down on the banks of the Ohio. 1938
Seaside Hospital Radio ‘American Roots’ playlist
for 2nd November 2011
Because I was attending the Charlie Parr gig in Brighton I decided to voice track this programme, which meant trying to come up with a quality playlist from our ‘Myriad’ system. No album of the week but a pretty decent set of songs!
1/Canned Heat – Going up the country from ‘Living the blues’ 1968
2/ Bob Dylan – I pity the poor immigrant from
‘John Wesley Harding’ 1967
3/ Charlie Parr – I dreamed I saw jesse james last night from
‘When the Devil goes blind’ 2010
4/ Lynyrd Skynyrd – Freebird from
‘Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd’ 1973
5/ Rickie Lee Jones – Chuck E’s in love from ‘Rickie Lee Jones’ 1979
6/ Gene Vincent – Blue jean bop from ‘Blue jean bop’ 1956
7/ Gene Parsons – Drunkard’s dream from ‘Kindling’ 1973
8/ Maria Muldaur – My Yennessee mountain home from
‘Maria Muldaur’ 1974
9/ Ella Jenkins – Wading in the water from
‘Songs, rhythms and chants for the dance’ 1977
10/ Grateful Dead – Ripple from ‘American beauty’ 1970
11/ Gillian Welch – Honey now from ‘Hell among theyearlings’ 1998
12/ Stephen Stills – Fallen Eagle from ‘Manassas’ 1972
13/ Ella Fitzgerald – But not for me from
‘Sings the Geotge and Ira Gershwin songbook’ 1959
14/ Steve Earle – Copperhead road from ‘Copperhead road’ 1988
15/ Handsome Family – So much wine from ‘In the air’ 2000
16/ John Prine – Sam Stone from John Prine 1971
17/ Slobberbone – Engine Joe from ‘barrel chested’ 1997
18/ Two Fingers of Firewater – Satan, your kingdom must come down from ‘Two Fingers of Firewater’ 2008
19/ Smog – Rock bottom riser from ‘A river ain’t too much to love’ 2005
20/ Allman Brothers – Ramblin’ man from ‘Brothers and sisters’ 1973
21/ Blasters – American music from American music’ 1980
22/ Curst Sons – Cuckoo bird/Stewball from
‘A day late and a dollar short’ 2003
23/ Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – Breakdown from
‘Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ 1976
24/ Johnny Cash – Ring of fire. 1963
25/ Dave Alvin – Shenandoah from ‘Public Domain’ 2000
26/ Poco – Rose of Cimarron from ‘Rose of Cimarron’ 1975
27/ Wanda Jackson – Honey bop from ‘Rockin’ with wanda’ 1960
28/ Lonnie Donegan – Cumberland gap from ‘An Englishman sings American folk songs’ 1957
29/ Eddie Cochran – Somethin’ else. 1959
1/Canned Heat – Going up the country from ‘Living the blues’ 1968
2/ Bob Dylan – I pity the poor immigrant from
‘John Wesley Harding’ 1967
3/ Charlie Parr – I dreamed I saw jesse james last night from
‘When the Devil goes blind’ 2010
4/ Lynyrd Skynyrd – Freebird from
‘Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd’ 1973
5/ Rickie Lee Jones – Chuck E’s in love from ‘Rickie Lee Jones’ 1979
6/ Gene Vincent – Blue jean bop from ‘Blue jean bop’ 1956
7/ Gene Parsons – Drunkard’s dream from ‘Kindling’ 1973
8/ Maria Muldaur – My Yennessee mountain home from
‘Maria Muldaur’ 1974
9/ Ella Jenkins – Wading in the water from
‘Songs, rhythms and chants for the dance’ 1977
10/ Grateful Dead – Ripple from ‘American beauty’ 1970
11/ Gillian Welch – Honey now from ‘Hell among theyearlings’ 1998
12/ Stephen Stills – Fallen Eagle from ‘Manassas’ 1972
13/ Ella Fitzgerald – But not for me from
‘Sings the Geotge and Ira Gershwin songbook’ 1959
14/ Steve Earle – Copperhead road from ‘Copperhead road’ 1988
15/ Handsome Family – So much wine from ‘In the air’ 2000
16/ John Prine – Sam Stone from John Prine 1971
17/ Slobberbone – Engine Joe from ‘barrel chested’ 1997
18/ Two Fingers of Firewater – Satan, your kingdom must come down from ‘Two Fingers of Firewater’ 2008
19/ Smog – Rock bottom riser from ‘A river ain’t too much to love’ 2005
20/ Allman Brothers – Ramblin’ man from ‘Brothers and sisters’ 1973
21/ Blasters – American music from American music’ 1980
22/ Curst Sons – Cuckoo bird/Stewball from
‘A day late and a dollar short’ 2003
23/ Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – Breakdown from
‘Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ 1976
24/ Johnny Cash – Ring of fire. 1963
25/ Dave Alvin – Shenandoah from ‘Public Domain’ 2000
26/ Poco – Rose of Cimarron from ‘Rose of Cimarron’ 1975
27/ Wanda Jackson – Honey bop from ‘Rockin’ with wanda’ 1960
28/ Lonnie Donegan – Cumberland gap from ‘An Englishman sings American folk songs’ 1957
29/ Eddie Cochran – Somethin’ else. 1959
Seaside Hospital Radio ‘American Roots’ playlist
for 27th October 2011
ALBUM OF THE WEEK
Old Sledge – from the 2011 album
‘Don’t let your deal go down’
3/ Danville girl
9/ Boats up the river
16/ Undone in sorrow
22/ Liza Jane
Terrific album by a hugely talented band
1/ Wanda Jackson - Honey bop. 1960
…. and still belting them out!
2/ June Star – Thrown from the 2001 album ‘Telegraph’
Brilliant album by a hugely underrated band
4/ Lovisa Stahl – Thousand miles or River from the 2011 album ‘#1’
Just beautiful.
5/ Calafia – Times like these from the 2011 album ‘Calafia’.
Yet another underrated band
6/ Gourds – Two sparrows from the 2011 album ‘Old mad joy’
Still as good and as quirky as ever!
7/ Jimmie Rodgers - T.B.Blues. 1931
Brave recording by a man already condemned by T.B
8/ Ella Fitgerald – Summertime (1956) with Louis Armstrong
A genuine classic by two of the greats of jazz
10/ Leadbelly – John Hardy. 1943
Unusual recording by a master!
11/ Eilen Jewell – Santa Fe from the 2011 album ‘Queen of the minor key’
An appetizer for Thursday night in Brighton!
12/ Too Slim and the Taildraggers – Inside of me from the 2011 album ‘Shiver’
Nice little piece of blues rock
13/ Jerry Lee Lewis – Hillbilly bop. 1959
Killer by the killer!
14/ Poco – Rose of Cimarron from the 1975 album ‘Rose of Cimarron’
The best and the worst of country rock
15/ Ernest Tubb – Walking the floor over you. 1944
A country classic!
17/ Johnny Dowd – Ft. Worth Texas from the 1998 album
‘Wrong side of Memphis’
A style of his own!
18/ David ‘Fathead’ Newman – Weird beard (1958)
Nice smooth piece of classic 50s Jazz
19/ Snakefarm – Staggerlee from the 2011 album ‘My halo at half light’
Unusual treatment by a hugely talented duo
20/ Jayhawks – Bad time from the 1995 album ‘Tomorrow the green grass’
Nicely balanced piece of country rock
21/ Jimmie Rodgers – Blue yodel #9 (1930) with Louis Armstrong
Where Country met Jazz!
23/ Maria Muldaur – Rain down tears from the 2011 album ‘Steady love’
Excellent blues album by another underrated roots artist
24/ Cowboy – Livin’ in the country from the 1970 album ‘Reach for the sky’
Mellow country rock
25/ Miss Quincy – Dead horse from the 2011 album ‘Your mama don’t like me’
Quirky and excellent!
Old Sledge – from the 2011 album
‘Don’t let your deal go down’
3/ Danville girl
9/ Boats up the river
16/ Undone in sorrow
22/ Liza Jane
Terrific album by a hugely talented band
1/ Wanda Jackson - Honey bop. 1960
…. and still belting them out!
2/ June Star – Thrown from the 2001 album ‘Telegraph’
Brilliant album by a hugely underrated band
4/ Lovisa Stahl – Thousand miles or River from the 2011 album ‘#1’
Just beautiful.
5/ Calafia – Times like these from the 2011 album ‘Calafia’.
Yet another underrated band
6/ Gourds – Two sparrows from the 2011 album ‘Old mad joy’
Still as good and as quirky as ever!
7/ Jimmie Rodgers - T.B.Blues. 1931
Brave recording by a man already condemned by T.B
8/ Ella Fitgerald – Summertime (1956) with Louis Armstrong
A genuine classic by two of the greats of jazz
10/ Leadbelly – John Hardy. 1943
Unusual recording by a master!
11/ Eilen Jewell – Santa Fe from the 2011 album ‘Queen of the minor key’
An appetizer for Thursday night in Brighton!
12/ Too Slim and the Taildraggers – Inside of me from the 2011 album ‘Shiver’
Nice little piece of blues rock
13/ Jerry Lee Lewis – Hillbilly bop. 1959
Killer by the killer!
14/ Poco – Rose of Cimarron from the 1975 album ‘Rose of Cimarron’
The best and the worst of country rock
15/ Ernest Tubb – Walking the floor over you. 1944
A country classic!
17/ Johnny Dowd – Ft. Worth Texas from the 1998 album
‘Wrong side of Memphis’
A style of his own!
18/ David ‘Fathead’ Newman – Weird beard (1958)
Nice smooth piece of classic 50s Jazz
19/ Snakefarm – Staggerlee from the 2011 album ‘My halo at half light’
Unusual treatment by a hugely talented duo
20/ Jayhawks – Bad time from the 1995 album ‘Tomorrow the green grass’
Nicely balanced piece of country rock
21/ Jimmie Rodgers – Blue yodel #9 (1930) with Louis Armstrong
Where Country met Jazz!
23/ Maria Muldaur – Rain down tears from the 2011 album ‘Steady love’
Excellent blues album by another underrated roots artist
24/ Cowboy – Livin’ in the country from the 1970 album ‘Reach for the sky’
Mellow country rock
25/ Miss Quincy – Dead horse from the 2011 album ‘Your mama don’t like me’
Quirky and excellent!
Seaside Hospital Radio ‘American Roots’ playlist
for 20th October 2011
Album of the week:-
Society – from the 2011 album
‘A crooked mile’
3/ Wheels a’ turning
8/ Davey
15/ Judge and jury
23/ Crawling over town
Tremendous album by a tremendous band
1/ Johnny Cash – Ring of fire. 1963
A true classic
2/ Johnny Duncan and his Bluegrass Boys – Last train to San Fernando. 1957
Sadly, I can still remember when this came out! Great piece of rock ‘n’ roll though
4/ Don Gallardo – Long black veil from the 2011 album
‘When the daylight whispers darling’
Pretty good song from a pretty good album
5/ Health and happiness Show – Anytime from the 1995 album ‘Instant living’
A criminally underrated band
6/ Reverend John Delore – Done gone from the 2011 album
‘Little John the conqueror’
One of the better songs from the album
7/ Garfield Akers – Cottonfield blues. 1929
One of the great unsung early bluesmen
9/ Ella Fitzgerald – The lady is a tramp. 1957
The greatest
10/ Jonathan Wilson – Desert Raven from the 2011 album ‘Gentle spirit’
An album that repays patience
11/ Old Californio – Unsatisfied from the 2011 album ‘Sundrunk angels’
Decent album by an excellent band
12/ Steve Earle – Hillbilly highway from the 1985 album ‘Guitar town’
A classic
13/ Flying Burrito Brothers – Sin city from the 1968 album
‘Gilded Palace of Sin’
See 12!!!
14/ Emmylou Harris – Sin City – from the 1975 album ‘Elite Hotel’.
Major label debut of a great career
16/ Curtis Eller’s American Circus – The bravest of climbers from the 2011 album ‘1890’
Quirky but great!
17/ Richard Buckner – Traitor from the 2011 album ‘Our blood’
Brooding!
18/ Deep Dark Woods – Mary’s gone from the 2011 album
‘The place I left behind’
See 17!!
19/ Brothers Reid – Top of the old road from the 2011 album
‘Top of the old road’
Good debut by these Aberdeen natives
20/ Hank Williams – Ramblin’ man. 1950
Another eerie classic
21/ Holly Williams - Sometimes from the 2004 album ‘Ones we never knew’
Grandad would be proud!
22/ Pine Hill Haints –The Rangers command from the 2009 album
‘To win or to lose’
Good album by another excellent band.
Seaside Hospital Radio ‘American Roots’ playlist
for 31st August 2011
Album of the week:-
Patrolled by Radar – 3/ Dressed for the drought, 14/ Coat of disappointment, 23/ Fast life slow death from the 2011 album ‘Be happy’
Terrific album by a brilliant band
1/ Joe Walsh – Rocky Mountain way. 1977
A Roots rock classic!
2/ Jason and the Scorchers – Beat on the mountain from the 2010 album ‘Halcyon times’
From a great album by a great band
Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band – 4/ Elder Greene blues, 17/ Shake it and break it from the 2011 album ‘Peyton on Patton’
A tremendous tribute to blues great Charley Patton
5/ Bettysoo and Doug Cox – Boxcars from the 2011 album ‘Across the borderline: Lie to me’
Gorgeous album
6/ Oh Susanna – Oh my good ol’ gal from the 1999 album ‘Johnstown’
Excellent song from an excellent album
7/ Bob Dylan – Days of 49 from the 1970 album ‘Self portrait’
Much vilified album but it had it’s good moments, this being one of them!
8/ Dawes – A little bit of everything from the 2011 album ‘Nothing is wrong’
The new generation from laurel Canyon
9/David ‘Honeyboy’ Edwards – 61 highway from the 1988 album ‘White windows’
A tribute to the last of the old time Bluesmen who died yesterday at age 96
10/ Louis Armstrong – Hobo you can’t ride this train (1957)
One of the all time great Jazz men
11/ Foghorn Trio – None of your business from the 2011 album ‘Sud de la Louisiane’
A really good instrumental from a tremendous album
12/ Lynyrd Skynyrd – Sweet home Alabama – from the 1974 album ‘Second helping’
A true classic
13/ The Handsome family – So much wine from the 2000 album ‘In the air’
Almost perfect!
15/ Joe Ely – Not that much has changed from the 2011 album ‘Satisfied at last’
Another excellent album to add to his catalogue
16/ Old Lost John – Gallows hill from the 2011 album ‘Bringing down the sky’
A gorgeous album of ‘Scandinavian Americana’
18/ Fleetwood Mac – Black magic woman from the 1968 album ‘English rose’
A great song by a great band
19/ Jayhawks – Pouring rain at dawn from the 2011 album ‘Mockingbird time’
Good track from a so so album
20/ Poco – You better think twice from the 1970 album ‘Poco’
Classic country rock!
21/ The men they couldn’t shave –Lost highwayman tale from the 2010 album ‘It’s just restlessness’.
Scandinavian alt. country!
22/ Duke Ellington – Tuxedo junction
Another giant of Jazz!
24/ Hank Williams – Jambalaya (on the bayou) 1952
Always room for Hank!
Seaside Hospital Radio ‘American Roots’ playlist for 3rd August 2011
Album of the week:-
Dave Alvin – from the 2011 album ‘Eleven eleven’
3/ Harlan county line,
9/ Murietta’s head,
16/ Black rose of Texas
Great artist, great album.
1/ Johnny Duncan and his Bluegrass Boys – Last train to San Fernando. 1957
Bluegrass rock & roll!!
2/ Ella Fitzgerald – The lady is a tramp. 1956
One of the all time great singers!
Cletus Got Shot – 4/ Jim Crow 15/ Union town from the 2010 album ‘Unamerican’
Just discovered this brilliant band!
5/ America – Never found the time from the 1972 album ‘America’
Tribute to the late Dan Peek
6/ John Hartford – Steamboat whistle blues from the 1971 album ‘Aereo-plain’
A great singer songwriter
7/ Delta Maid – Outside looking in from the 2011 album ‘Outside looking in’
Delta indeed, the Mersey!
8/ Lightnin Hopkins – Mojo hand from the 1962 album ‘Mojo hand’
One of the all time great bluesmen and one of his best albums
10/ Big Star – Ballad of el goodo from the 1972 album ‘#1 record’
Great record, great band
11/ 16 Horsepower – Black soul choir from the 1996 album
‘Sackcloth ‘n’ ashes’
Backwoods rock!
12/ Jayke Orvis – Yankee taste from the 2010 album ‘It’s all been said’
Tremendous instrumental from a tremendous album
13/ Gene Clark – Full circle song. 1972
The father of country rock?
14/ Lovin’ Spoonful – Summer in the city from the 1966 album
‘Hums of the Lovin’ Spoonful’
Dated but so evocative!
17/ Ry Cooder - Across the borderline from the 1987 album 'Get Rhythm'
One of the most beautiful piece of slide playing ever
18/ Robert Earl Keen – The road goes on forever from the 1989 album
‘West textures’
Great Texan singer songwriter
19/ Neil Young – Southern man from the 1970 album ‘After the goldrush’
A young Neil
20/ Buffalo Springfield – Everydays from the 1967 album
‘Buffalo Springfield again’
An even younger Neil
21/ Lyle Lovett – This old porch from the 1986 album ‘Lyle Lovett’
Great Texan singer songwriter
22/ Slingshot Cash - Fixer from the 2011 album ‘From aftermath to exile’
Terrific album!
23/ Rosanne Cash – Motherless children from the 2010 album ‘The list’
Apparently her father was quite well known!
24/ Joe Ely – Me and Billy the Kid from the 1987 album ‘Lord of the highway’
Raw country!
Seaside Hospital Radio ‘American Roots’ playlist
for 27th July 2011
Album of the week:-
Eden and John’s East River String Band – Be kind to a man when he’s down (2011)
3/ Swanee river
18/ Be kind to a man when he’s down
12/ So sorry dear
Brilliantly ramshackle sounding old time string band album!
1/ Steppenwolf – Born to be wild. 1969
A late 60s classic
2/ Maria Muldaur – My Tennessee mountain home. 1973
Gorgeous!
Society – 4/ Back in the woods 22/ When the lights go down from the 2008 album ‘Songs from the brickhouse’
Tremendous country rock from West Sussex!
5/ James Keyes – Wicked night from the 2011 album ‘Devil take the hindmost’
Darkly powerful but without being over the top!
6/ Greg Trooper – They call me Hank from the 2010 album
‘Upside – down town’
One of the most consistent singer songwriters around
7/ Rosanne Cash – Black Cadillac from the 2006 album ‘Black Cadillac’
A star in her own right, without the family connections!
8/ Neil Young – Cinammon girl from the 1969 album ‘Everybody knows this is nowhere’
Another classic!
9/ Bob Seeger – Against the wind from the 1980 album ‘Against the wind ‘ Twice as long as necessary, otherwise decent roots rock
10/ Ella Fitzgerald – Things ain’t what they used to be.
It's all been said!
11/ Mr. Plow - Tear down the bridges from the 2011 album
‘Joyful in song are we’
Dark English alt.country?
13/ Carter family – The church in the wildwood. 1932
The parents of country music?
14/ Flying Burrito Brothers – Sin city from the 1968 album ‘The Gilded Palace of Sin’
And yet another classic!!!
15/ Poco – Pickin’ up the pieces from the 1969 album ‘Pickin’ up the pieces’
Quality early country rock
16/ Manassas – Colorado from the 1972 album ‘Manassas’
See 15!!!!
17/ Rosie Flores – Midnight to moonlight from the 1987 album ‘Rosie Flores’
Should be a superstar
19/ Billie Holiday – Strange fruit. 1939
A brave recording at the time
20/ Jayhawks – Waiting for the sun from the 1992 album
‘Hollywood town hall’.
Not too many peers when it comes to melodies!
21/ John Hartford – Gentle on my mind from the 1967 album
‘Gentle on my mind’
A truly original singer songwriter
23/ Soul Asylum – Runaway train from the 1992 album ‘Grave dancers union’
Great band and a great song off their best album
24/ Hank Williams – Hey good lookin’. 1951
Always space for Hank!
25/ Little Lisa Dixie – Hey good lookin’ from the 2011 album
‘Little Lisa Dixie’
Interesting comparison to the above that works reasonably well
26/ Long Ryders – Looking for Lewis and Clark from the 1985 album
‘State of our union’
Tremendous album!
Seaside Hospital Radio ‘American Roots’ playlist
for 22nd June 2011
Album of the week:-
Eilen Jewell – Queen of the minor key
3/ Only one
10/ Santa Fe
17/ I remember you
24/ Warning signs
Gorgeous album, justifiably album of the week
1/ Uncle Tupelo – No depression from the 1990 album ‘No Depression’
Classic alt. country
2/ John Prine – Sam Stone from the 1971 album ‘John Prine’
The greatest anti-war song ever?!
4/ Bruce Springsteen – Tenth avenue freeze out from the 1975 album ‘Born to run’
Tribute to Clarence Clemons who died last Saturday
5/ Billie Holiday – You go to my head. 1938
A blues/jazz classic
6/ Curtis Eller’s American Circus – Following the ghost from the 2011 album ‘1890’
A quirky but tremendous artist and album
7/ Little Feat – All that you dream or Long distance love from the 1975 album
‘The last record album’
A 1970s classic that sounds as good now as then
8/ America – Horse with no name from the 1972 album ‘America’
Evokes the wide open spaces!
9/ Kris Kristofferson – Sunday morning coming down from the 1971 album ‘Me and Bobby McGhee’
A 75th birthday tribute!
11/ Jamie Freeman – Lillys boarding house from the 2011 album ‘Just you’
Excellent song and album by a ‘local boy’
12/ Trent Miller – Nowhere road from the 2011 album ‘Welcome to inferno valley’
Classic dark country
13/ Memphis Minnie – Frankie Jean. 1930.
An all time great of the blues
14/ Lynyrd Skynyrd – Sweet home Alabama from the 1974 album ‘Second helping’
Yet another ‘classic’!
15/ Grateful Dead – Touch of grey from the 1987 album ‘In the dark’
Just about their biggest seller!
16/ Bayless Rose – Black dog blues. 1936
An almost unknown! Good though.
18/ Caro Emerald – You don’t love me from the 2010 album ‘Scenes from the cutting room floor’
A Belgian jazz songstress!
19/ Curst Sons – Wild country from the 2010 album ‘The original and genuine’
Excellent song from an excellent album by the ‘Brighton hillbillies’
20/ Pine Hill Haints – How much poison does it take from the 2009 album ‘To win or to lose’
More edgy ‘hillbilly’
21/ Emory Quinn – Holes through the window from the 2010 album ‘ See you at the next light’
Brilliant song from a tremendous album
22/ Seasick Steve – Whiskey ballad from the 2011 album ‘You can’t teach an old dog new tricks’
Quirky song from his best album?
23/ Memphis Jug Band – Memphis shakedown. 1934
Early jug band music at it’s best
25/ Tandy – Sister Goldenhair from the 2002 album ‘The lowdown’
An ‘America’ song that doesn’t really work but was worth the effort!
Seaside Hospital radio ‘American Roots’ playlist for 8th June 2011
Album of the week:-
Frank Fairfield – Out on the open west. 2011
3/ Ruthie
9/ Out on the open west
17/ Up the road somewhere blues
27/ The winding
Great album by the ‘californian hillbilly.’ See him in Brighton next week!
1/ The Byrds – All I really want to do. 1965
Great song, great band.
2/ Jerry Merritt – Another day on route 66. 1958
Almost unknown, but a great song and sound.
Seasick Steve – 4/ Treasures, 18/ Underneath a blue and cloudless sky from the 2011 album ‘You can’t teach an old dog new tricks’
Possibly his best?
Dead Rock West – 5/ Wings of angels, 23/ Angel band, from the 2011 album ‘Bright morning stars’
Another tremendous album by an excellent band, soon to play in Brighton!
6/ Count basie – One ‘o’ clock jump 1937
Classic jazz!
7/ Little Feat – Dixie chicken from the 1973 album ‘Dixie chicken’
Great album by one of the greatest roots bands
8/ The Pretty Things – Rosalyn. 1964
The best live band ever, bar none!
10/ Clarence Ashley – The house carpenter from ‘Harry Smiths Anthology of American Folk Music’ 1930
Eerie old hillbilly
11/ Handsome Family – The house carpenter from the 1998 album ‘Down in the valley’
Eerie modern version of the above
12/ Pine Hill Haints – You’re gonna need somebody on your bond from the 2007 album ‘Ghost dance’
Another great underrated band!
13/ Gregory Alan Isakov – If I go I’m goin’ from the 2009 album ‘This empty northern hemisphere’.
Nice song from a good album by a man playing in Brighton this Friday (see gig list)
14/ Foghorn Trio –Nuts and bolts from the 2011 album ‘Sud de la Louisiane’
A tremendous pld timey band
15/ The Byrds – Mr. Tambourine man. 1965
See track 1!
16/ Maria Muldaur – My Tennessee mountain home. 1973
Definive version of this much recorded song
19/ Billie Holiday – The man I love. 1939
It doesn’t get much better!
20/ The Band – Whispering pines from the 1967 album ‘The Band’
It’s probably all been said, but sublime vocals by the late Richard Manuel
21/ Salter Cane – Black swollen river from the 2010 album ‘Sorrow’
Dark, gothic country from a great local band
22/ Dr. Feelgood – Roxette from the 1975 album ‘Down by the jetty’
One of the best ever live bands!
24/ Cowboy Nation – E-Z ridin’ cowboy from the 2000 album ‘A journey out of time’
Great quirky country!
25/ Grateful Dead – Truckin’ from the 1970 album ‘American beauty’
Always room for the ‘Dead’!
26/ Golden Smog – Until you came along from the 1998 album ‘Weird tales’
Possibly the best ever American ‘supergroup’ from members of the Jayhawks, Wilco, Soul Asylum and Run Westy Run!
Seaside Hospital Radio ‘American Roots’ playlist
for 1st June 2011
Album of the week:-
Redlands Palomino Company – the 2011 album ‘Don’t Fade’
3/ Brass bed
11/ 1879
20/ Don’t fade from
Excellent soon to be released (13th June) new album;
see them perform in brighton on 29th July.
1/ Aretha Franklin – Respect. 1967
One of the great soul performances!
2/ Lonnie Donegan – Gamblin’ man. 1967
A great and undervalued Bluesman
Tom House – the 1999 album ‘til you’ve seen mine’
4/ Bull city blues
15/ Where will you lay your head
Great singer songwriter and one of his best albums
Black Lillies – the 2011 album ‘100 miles of wreckage’
5/ Two hearts down
16/ Shepherds song
Could have been album of the week!
6/ Hatful of Rain – Exit song. 2011
Simply beautiful.
7/ Highlonesome – If you love me let me go from the 2009 album ‘In life we can be free’
One of the great, almost ignored alt. country bands
8/ Gillian Welch – Caleb Meyer from the 1998 album ‘Hell among the yearlings’
A reminder of what a murder ballad is!
9/ Son House - Special rider blues from ‘The complete Library of Congress sessions’
The greatest? (I think so)
10/ Rosanne Cash – The wheel from the 1993 album ‘The wheel’
Should be famous for her talent, not her father! A beautiful song
12/ Neal Casal – Me and Queen Sylvia from the 1998 album ‘Basement dreams’
Another criminally ignored singer songwriter
13/ Dave Brubeck – Unsquare dance. 1961
A jazz classic?
14/ Bessie Smith – Downhearted blues. 1923
The first jazz/blues singer?
17/ Perreze Farm – Mind the corn from the 2011 e.p. ‘Songs for the birds’
Modern raggle taggle ‘hillbilly’ doesn’t get much better!
18/ Southern Tenant Folk Union - Pencaitland from the 2011 album ‘Pencaitland’
This tremendous album is out soon!
19/ Ella Fitzgerald –Swingin’ shepherd blues. 1958
Jazz singing can’ get better than this!
21/ The Band – Acadian driftwood from the 1975 album ‘Northern lights, southern cross’
Thanks to Del for returning the favour and re-reminding me! (don’t ask!!)
22/ Bob Frank and John Murry – Baba Rose from the 2006 album ‘World without end’
The ultimate album of murder ballads!
23/ Gregory Alan Isakov – Idaho from the 2009 album ‘This empty northern hemisphere’
Still don’t quite get him, but a gorgeous song
24/ Howlin Wolf – Smokestack lightnin’ from the 1962 album ‘Moanin in the moonlight’
One of the all time great blues performances!
Seaside Hospital radio ‘American Roots’ playlist for 25th May 2011
Album of the week:-
Foghorn Trio – ‘Sud de la Louisiane’
3/ Hello central
10/ I don’t claim to be an angel
22/ I’m troubled, from the 2011 album
Tremendous album by a tremendous
band
Bob Dylan 70th birthday tribute:
4/ 1963 – The freewheelin’ Bob Dylan– Blowin’ in the wind
9/ 1973 – Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid – Knockin’ on heavans door
16/ 1989 – Oh Mercy – Man in the long black coat
21/ 1993 – World gone wrong – Stack a Lee
26/ 2001 – Love and theft – High water (for Charley Patton)
70 and still going strong!
1/ Blasters – American music from the 1980 album ‘Blasters’
The band that made Dave Alvin
2/ Uncle Tupelo – No depression from the 1990 album ‘No depression’
A genuine classic!!
5/ Muddy Waters – Hoochie coochie man. (1954)
See 2!!!
6/ Highlonesome – Healer from the 2008 album ‘Highlonesome’
Just 2 albums so far but could achieve greatness!
7/ Kris Kristofferson – Me & Bobby McGee from the 1971 album ‘Me & Bobby McGee’
Great song by a great songwriter
8/ Janis Josplin - Me & Bobby McGee from the 1971 album ‘Pearl’
Definitive version of a great song!
11/ Billy Bragg and Wilco – California stars from the 1998 album ‘Mermaid avenue’
A tribute to Woody Guthrie that whilst patchy was worth the effort
12/ Dock Boggs – Country blues (1928)
Eerie!
13/ Benny Goodman – St. Louis blues (1937)
Great big band jazz
14/ Hank Williams – Hey good lookin’. (1951)
Another classic!
15/ Manassas – Fallen eagle from the 1972 album ‘Manassas’
Great almost ignored album
17/ Duke Ellington – East St.Louis toodleoo (1926)
You can feel the 1920s in this track!
18/ Steely Dan - East St.Louis toodleoo from the 1974 album ‘Pretzel logic’
Excellent modern version of 17.
19/ Pine Hill Haints – Ol’ white thang blues from the 2007 album ‘Ghost dance’
A great edgy band!!!
20/ Lloyd Price - Stagger Lee (1959)
A hit from the 1960s that links with Dylans version
23/ Danni Nicholls – Rapunzel from the e.p ‘Heavy shoes’
Talented Brighton singer songwriter
24/ Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong – Summertime (1956)
The ultimate version of this great song?
25/ Jefferson Airplane – Somebody to love from the 1967 album ‘Surrealistic pillow’
Oh for those far off days of the 'Summer of love'!!!!!!
Foghorn Trio – ‘Sud de la Louisiane’
3/ Hello central
10/ I don’t claim to be an angel
22/ I’m troubled, from the 2011 album
Tremendous album by a tremendous
band
Bob Dylan 70th birthday tribute:
4/ 1963 – The freewheelin’ Bob Dylan– Blowin’ in the wind
9/ 1973 – Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid – Knockin’ on heavans door
16/ 1989 – Oh Mercy – Man in the long black coat
21/ 1993 – World gone wrong – Stack a Lee
26/ 2001 – Love and theft – High water (for Charley Patton)
70 and still going strong!
1/ Blasters – American music from the 1980 album ‘Blasters’
The band that made Dave Alvin
2/ Uncle Tupelo – No depression from the 1990 album ‘No depression’
A genuine classic!!
5/ Muddy Waters – Hoochie coochie man. (1954)
See 2!!!
6/ Highlonesome – Healer from the 2008 album ‘Highlonesome’
Just 2 albums so far but could achieve greatness!
7/ Kris Kristofferson – Me & Bobby McGee from the 1971 album ‘Me & Bobby McGee’
Great song by a great songwriter
8/ Janis Josplin - Me & Bobby McGee from the 1971 album ‘Pearl’
Definitive version of a great song!
11/ Billy Bragg and Wilco – California stars from the 1998 album ‘Mermaid avenue’
A tribute to Woody Guthrie that whilst patchy was worth the effort
12/ Dock Boggs – Country blues (1928)
Eerie!
13/ Benny Goodman – St. Louis blues (1937)
Great big band jazz
14/ Hank Williams – Hey good lookin’. (1951)
Another classic!
15/ Manassas – Fallen eagle from the 1972 album ‘Manassas’
Great almost ignored album
17/ Duke Ellington – East St.Louis toodleoo (1926)
You can feel the 1920s in this track!
18/ Steely Dan - East St.Louis toodleoo from the 1974 album ‘Pretzel logic’
Excellent modern version of 17.
19/ Pine Hill Haints – Ol’ white thang blues from the 2007 album ‘Ghost dance’
A great edgy band!!!
20/ Lloyd Price - Stagger Lee (1959)
A hit from the 1960s that links with Dylans version
23/ Danni Nicholls – Rapunzel from the e.p ‘Heavy shoes’
Talented Brighton singer songwriter
24/ Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong – Summertime (1956)
The ultimate version of this great song?
25/ Jefferson Airplane – Somebody to love from the 1967 album ‘Surrealistic pillow’
Oh for those far off days of the 'Summer of love'!!!!!!
SEASIDE HOSPITAL RADIO ‘AMERICAN ROOTS’ playlist for 19th May 2011
Album of the week:-
Tom House –
Been there and gone. 2010
3/ Carol Lee
10/ Hands down Lucille
17/ Never knew why.
A great and highly
underrated singer/songwriter/poet
1/ Big Mama Thornton – Hound Dog.1952
The best version of this song?
2/ Billie Holiday – The way you look tonight. 1936
Stands alongside Ella Fitzgerald
4/ Bonnie Raitt – Angel from Montgomery from the 1974
album ‘Streetlights’
Excellent version of this John Prine song
5/ John Prine - Angel from Montgomery from the 1971 album
‘John Prine’
A great album by this master singer songwriter
6/ Souled American – Six feet of snow from the 1990 album ‘Around the horn’
A band that was quirky in the extreme!
7/ Henry Thomas – Bull doze blues.1928
A fife playing throwback to the days before recording
8/ Gourds – Meat off the bone from the 2000 album
'Bolsa de agua'
Great band
9/ Lucinda Williams – Blue from the 2001 album ‘Essence’
A truly great ballad fro a so so album
11/ Dave Alvin – Railroad Bill from the 2000 album
‘Public domain’
Always room for this tremendous roots musician
12/ Jay Farrar – Barstow from the 2001 album ‘Sebastopol’
One of the godfathers of alt. country
13/ Jerry Lee Lewis – Hillbilly music.1959
A kiler track by the ‘Killer’
14/ Ryan Adams – Rescue blues from the 2001 album ‘Gold’
Arguably his best solo album
15/ Lightnin’ Hopkins – Katie Mae. 1946
The first recording by this great bluesman
16/ Ella Fitzgerald – Don’t fence me in (1956) from the 1999 album
‘The Cole Porter songbook’
Alongside Billie!
18/ Poco – Indian summer from the 1977 album ‘Indian summer’
A pleasant summery song from a pleasant album!
19/ Original Harmony Ridge Creek Dippers – Run with the
ponies from the 1997 album ‘Original Harmony Ridge Creek
Dippers’
Atmospheric!
20/ Southern Tenant Folk Union – It takes time from the
2011 album ‘Pencaitland’
Great band, great album, great song!
21/ Peter Case – Charlie James from the 1989 album ‘Man
with the post modern ………..’
An excellent song from his best album?
22/ Exene Cervenka – Turning with the world from the 2011
album ‘Excitement of maybe’
A gorgeous album by this ex ‘X’
23/ 10,000 Maniacs – Hey Jack Kerouac from the 1987 album
‘In my tribe’
One of their best songs from their best album
24/ Memphis Minnie – Frankie Jean. 1930
A blues great
25/ Laura Cantrell – When the roses bloom again from the
2002 album ‘When the roses bloom again’
Gorgeous!
Seaside Hospital Radio ‘American Roots’ playlist for 4th May 2011
Album of the week:-
Emmylou Harris – Hard bargain
3/ The Road (tribute to Gram Parsons)
21/ My name is Emmett Till
10/ Home sweet home
Not her best but far from her worst!
1/ Steppenwolf – Born to be wild from the 1968 album ‘Steppenwolf’
A classic to open
2/ Tandy – It came down. 1999
Great country track by a great band
4/ Mumford & Sons – Sigh no more from the 2010 album ‘Sigh no more’
82 weeks in chart & is still selling.
Robert Johnson - 5/ Cross road blues. 1936. + 18/ Me and the devil blues. 1937.
Today was the 100th anniversary of his birth.
6/ Bob Dylan – Ring them bells from the 1989 album ‘Oh Mercy’
Good song from an underrated album
7/ Crosby Stills Nash & Young – Ohio. 1970
Written by Neil Young as a tribute to those killed and wounded at Kent State University
on 4th May 1971
8/ Gene Autry – Back in the saddle. 1934
The original version of this much recorded song
9/ Cowboy Nation – Back in the saddle from the 2000 album ‘A journey out of time’
A real contrast to 8/ by this brilliant, much missed (by me!) band
11/ Townes Van Zandt – Lost highway from the 1997 album ‘Highway kind’
Written by an early master, performed by a recent master!
12/ Redlands Palomino Company – Brass bed from the 2011 album ‘Don’t fade’
Excellent new album by one of Britains finest!
13/ Jay Farrar – Barstow from the 2001 album ‘Sebastopol’
Tremendous song by one of the best singer songwriters of modern times
14/ Hazeldine – Whiskey in the jar from the 1998 album ‘Orphans’
Really good track by this underrated band
15/ Mary Gauthier – Our lady of the shooting stars from the 2001 album ‘Drag Queens in Limousines’
A real class act who has really lived a life!!
16/ Handsome Family – Weightless again from the 1998 album ‘Through the trees’
Never tire of this husband and wife band
17/ Ella Fitzgerald – Mack the knife (live in 1960)
Genuinely one of the all time greats!
19/ John Prine – All the best from the 1991 album ‘The missing years’
Gorgeous ballad from another modern great!
20/ Steve Earle – God is god from the 2011 album ‘I’ll never get out of this world alive’
So much of this new song is similar to 19/. A pretty average album (just!)
22/ Clarence Ashley – The coo coo bird. 1929. from ‘Harry Smiths anthology of American Folk music’
A pioneer!
23/ Tarbox Ramblers - The coo coo bird. 2000
Excellent modern version of 22 by yet another underrated band!
24/ Ray Charles – Georgia on my mind. 1960
The master?
25/ Hans Chew – Queen of the damned blues from the 2010 album ‘Tennessee and other stories’
Excellent and unusual album by this man that can be seen at the Palmeira, Hove, this Saturday.
26/ Stairwell Sisters – Kentucky winder from the 2008 album ‘Yodel-ay-hee’
A reprise of this excellent instrumental to finish!
Emmylou Harris – Hard bargain
3/ The Road (tribute to Gram Parsons)
21/ My name is Emmett Till
10/ Home sweet home
Not her best but far from her worst!
1/ Steppenwolf – Born to be wild from the 1968 album ‘Steppenwolf’
A classic to open
2/ Tandy – It came down. 1999
Great country track by a great band
4/ Mumford & Sons – Sigh no more from the 2010 album ‘Sigh no more’
82 weeks in chart & is still selling.
Robert Johnson - 5/ Cross road blues. 1936. + 18/ Me and the devil blues. 1937.
Today was the 100th anniversary of his birth.
6/ Bob Dylan – Ring them bells from the 1989 album ‘Oh Mercy’
Good song from an underrated album
7/ Crosby Stills Nash & Young – Ohio. 1970
Written by Neil Young as a tribute to those killed and wounded at Kent State University
on 4th May 1971
8/ Gene Autry – Back in the saddle. 1934
The original version of this much recorded song
9/ Cowboy Nation – Back in the saddle from the 2000 album ‘A journey out of time’
A real contrast to 8/ by this brilliant, much missed (by me!) band
11/ Townes Van Zandt – Lost highway from the 1997 album ‘Highway kind’
Written by an early master, performed by a recent master!
12/ Redlands Palomino Company – Brass bed from the 2011 album ‘Don’t fade’
Excellent new album by one of Britains finest!
13/ Jay Farrar – Barstow from the 2001 album ‘Sebastopol’
Tremendous song by one of the best singer songwriters of modern times
14/ Hazeldine – Whiskey in the jar from the 1998 album ‘Orphans’
Really good track by this underrated band
15/ Mary Gauthier – Our lady of the shooting stars from the 2001 album ‘Drag Queens in Limousines’
A real class act who has really lived a life!!
16/ Handsome Family – Weightless again from the 1998 album ‘Through the trees’
Never tire of this husband and wife band
17/ Ella Fitzgerald – Mack the knife (live in 1960)
Genuinely one of the all time greats!
19/ John Prine – All the best from the 1991 album ‘The missing years’
Gorgeous ballad from another modern great!
20/ Steve Earle – God is god from the 2011 album ‘I’ll never get out of this world alive’
So much of this new song is similar to 19/. A pretty average album (just!)
22/ Clarence Ashley – The coo coo bird. 1929. from ‘Harry Smiths anthology of American Folk music’
A pioneer!
23/ Tarbox Ramblers - The coo coo bird. 2000
Excellent modern version of 22 by yet another underrated band!
24/ Ray Charles – Georgia on my mind. 1960
The master?
25/ Hans Chew – Queen of the damned blues from the 2010 album ‘Tennessee and other stories’
Excellent and unusual album by this man that can be seen at the Palmeira, Hove, this Saturday.
26/ Stairwell Sisters – Kentucky winder from the 2008 album ‘Yodel-ay-hee’
A reprise of this excellent instrumental to finish!
Seaside Hospital radio ‘American Roots’ playlist for 20th April 2011
Album of the week:
Zoe Muth and the lost high rollers – Starlight hotel 2011
3/ Harvest moon blues
12/ New Mexico
25/ If I can’t trust you with a quarter
Excellent 2nd album by Zoe & co!
Featured artist: Gene Clark.
4/ Feel a whole lot better from the 1965 album by the Byrds ‘Mr Tambourine man’
11/ Tried so hard from the 1967 album ‘Gene Clark with the Gosdin Brothers’
A great singer songwriter
1/ Steve Earle – Hillbilly highway from the 1986 album ‘Guitar Town’
Tremendous song from his debut
2/ Lynyrd Skynyrd – Freebird from the 1973 album ‘Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd’
Always room for one of the all time great songs!
5/ Sir Douglas Quintet – In the pines. 1965
One of the great ‘Roots’ musicians
6/ Bob Dylan – Talkin’ world war 3 blues from the 2011 album ‘Live at Brandeis uni. 1963’
Much bootlegged album!
7/ Peter Bruntnell – Ghost dog from the 2011 album ‘Black Mountain UFO’
Not his best, but not bad!
8/ Rachel Brooke – Me and Rose Connely from the 2011 album ‘Down in the barnyard’
I’ve probably said it dozens of times, simply great!
9/ Steely Dan – Rikki don’t lose that number from the 1974 album ‘Pretzel logic’
I remember buying the album on thew day of release
10/ Slobberbone – Engine Joe from the 1997 album ‘Barrel chested’
Great underrated band
13/ Lonnie Donegan – Cumberland gap 1958
A blues master
14/ Curst Sons – Cuckoo bird/Stewball
Brightons own ‘hillbillies’
15/ Stackalee – Frank Hutchison. 1927. From ‘Harry Smiths Anthology of American Folk Music’
One of the earliest versions of this murder ballad
16/ Bob Dylan – Stack a lee from the 1993 album ‘World gone wrong’
Excellent contrast to the above from an underrated album
17/ Billie Holiday – Strange fruit. 1939.
Recorded 72 years ago today.
18/ Sally Timms – Sad milkman from the 1999 album ‘Cowboy Sally’s twilight laments for lost buckaroos’
Lovely song by a lovely singer
19/ Hans Chew – Old monteagle and muscadine from the 2011 album ‘Tennessee and other stories’
Tremendous song from an excellent album
20/ Golden Smog – Until you came along from the 1998 album ‘Weird tales’
One of the best from this great ‘supergroup’
21/ Jayhawks – I’d run away from the 1995 album ‘Tomorrow the green grass’
One of the best from this super group!
22/ Whiskeytown – Hard luck story from the 1998 album ‘Faithless street’
Why did Ryan Adams break this great band up?
23/ Robbie Robertson – Won’t be back from the 2011 album ‘How to become clairvoyant’
Reasonable song from a reasonable album!
24/ Israel Nash Gripka – Four winds from the 2011 album ‘Barn doors and concrete floors’
See him this Friday in Brighton and Lewes
25/ Stairwell Sisters – Kentucky winder from the 2008 album ‘Get off your money’
Excellent instrumental to round things off!
Zoe Muth and the lost high rollers – Starlight hotel 2011
3/ Harvest moon blues
12/ New Mexico
25/ If I can’t trust you with a quarter
Excellent 2nd album by Zoe & co!
Featured artist: Gene Clark.
4/ Feel a whole lot better from the 1965 album by the Byrds ‘Mr Tambourine man’
11/ Tried so hard from the 1967 album ‘Gene Clark with the Gosdin Brothers’
A great singer songwriter
1/ Steve Earle – Hillbilly highway from the 1986 album ‘Guitar Town’
Tremendous song from his debut
2/ Lynyrd Skynyrd – Freebird from the 1973 album ‘Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd’
Always room for one of the all time great songs!
5/ Sir Douglas Quintet – In the pines. 1965
One of the great ‘Roots’ musicians
6/ Bob Dylan – Talkin’ world war 3 blues from the 2011 album ‘Live at Brandeis uni. 1963’
Much bootlegged album!
7/ Peter Bruntnell – Ghost dog from the 2011 album ‘Black Mountain UFO’
Not his best, but not bad!
8/ Rachel Brooke – Me and Rose Connely from the 2011 album ‘Down in the barnyard’
I’ve probably said it dozens of times, simply great!
9/ Steely Dan – Rikki don’t lose that number from the 1974 album ‘Pretzel logic’
I remember buying the album on thew day of release
10/ Slobberbone – Engine Joe from the 1997 album ‘Barrel chested’
Great underrated band
13/ Lonnie Donegan – Cumberland gap 1958
A blues master
14/ Curst Sons – Cuckoo bird/Stewball
Brightons own ‘hillbillies’
15/ Stackalee – Frank Hutchison. 1927. From ‘Harry Smiths Anthology of American Folk Music’
One of the earliest versions of this murder ballad
16/ Bob Dylan – Stack a lee from the 1993 album ‘World gone wrong’
Excellent contrast to the above from an underrated album
17/ Billie Holiday – Strange fruit. 1939.
Recorded 72 years ago today.
18/ Sally Timms – Sad milkman from the 1999 album ‘Cowboy Sally’s twilight laments for lost buckaroos’
Lovely song by a lovely singer
19/ Hans Chew – Old monteagle and muscadine from the 2011 album ‘Tennessee and other stories’
Tremendous song from an excellent album
20/ Golden Smog – Until you came along from the 1998 album ‘Weird tales’
One of the best from this great ‘supergroup’
21/ Jayhawks – I’d run away from the 1995 album ‘Tomorrow the green grass’
One of the best from this super group!
22/ Whiskeytown – Hard luck story from the 1998 album ‘Faithless street’
Why did Ryan Adams break this great band up?
23/ Robbie Robertson – Won’t be back from the 2011 album ‘How to become clairvoyant’
Reasonable song from a reasonable album!
24/ Israel Nash Gripka – Four winds from the 2011 album ‘Barn doors and concrete floors’
See him this Friday in Brighton and Lewes
25/ Stairwell Sisters – Kentucky winder from the 2008 album ‘Get off your money’
Excellent instrumental to round things off!
Seaside Hospital Radio ‘American Roots’ playlist for 13th April 2011
Album of the week:
Exene Cervenka – 3/ Dirty snow, 19/ Falling from the 2011 album ‘Excitement of maybe’
Excellent countryish album by this ex member of X!
Featured artist: Lovin Spoonful:-
6/ Do you believe in magic from the 1965 album ‘Do you believe in magic’ 22/ Jug band music from the 1966 album ‘Daydream’
7/ Rain on the roof, 23/ Nashville cats from the 1966 album ‘Hums of the Lovin’ Spoonful’
Brought back those 1960’s lazy 1960’s Art College days!
1/ Allman Brothers – Ramblin’ man from the 1973 album ‘Brothers and Sisters’
Great song, great band!
2/ Steve Earle – Guitar town from the 1986 album ‘Guitar town’
A classic!
4/ Rachel Harrington – Let me sleep in your arms tonight from the 2010 album ‘Celilo falls’
Simply gorgeous
5/ Billie Holiday – Strange fruit. 1939
Probably her bravest recording
8/ Iris Dement – Our town from the 1992 album ‘Infamous angel’
Keeps much too lower a profile
9/ Crazy Mountain Billies – The hills are black from the 2011 album ‘Badlands 3’
Always space for Andy Bormes alter ego!
10/ Ella Jenkins – Wade in the water from the 1992 album ‘African American folk songs and rhythms’
Beautiful piece of gospel
11/ The Sea Will Decide – I know you’re not the one to blame from the 2010 e.p. ‘From darkness to light’
Excellent Lewes based roots singer songwriter
12/ Steely Dan – Do it again from the 1972 album Can’t buy a thrill’
Great album by a great band
13/ Wanda Jackson – Honey bop from the 1960 album ‘Rockin’ with Wanda’
This rockabilly filly is still going strong!
14/ Grateful Dead – Ripple from the 1970 album ‘American Beauty’
Their country rock album
15/ Carrie Elkin – Landeth by sea from the 2011 album ‘Call it my garden’
See her in Brighton this Saturday!
16/ Porchlight Smoker – The L & N from the 2009 album ‘Porchlight Smoker’
Terrific local acoustic band
17/ Ella Fitzgerald – Can’t help lovin’ that man. 1957
The voice!
18/ Israel Nash Gripka – Red dress from the 2011 album ‘Barn doors and concrete floors’
An Americana genre defining album
20/ Carter family – Engine 143. 1927
Defining country music
21/ Dave Alvin – Engine 143 from the 2000 album ‘Public Domain’
Brilliant version of the above song
24/ The Band – The weight from the 1968 album ‘Music from Big Pink’
The masters of ‘Americana’
25/ Johnny Duncan and his Bluegrass Boys – Last train to San Fernando. 1957
Edgy Bluegrass/Rockabill/Rock ‘n’ roll.
26/ Charlie Parker – Embraceable you. 1949
Spellbinding!
Exene Cervenka – 3/ Dirty snow, 19/ Falling from the 2011 album ‘Excitement of maybe’
Excellent countryish album by this ex member of X!
Featured artist: Lovin Spoonful:-
6/ Do you believe in magic from the 1965 album ‘Do you believe in magic’ 22/ Jug band music from the 1966 album ‘Daydream’
7/ Rain on the roof, 23/ Nashville cats from the 1966 album ‘Hums of the Lovin’ Spoonful’
Brought back those 1960’s lazy 1960’s Art College days!
1/ Allman Brothers – Ramblin’ man from the 1973 album ‘Brothers and Sisters’
Great song, great band!
2/ Steve Earle – Guitar town from the 1986 album ‘Guitar town’
A classic!
4/ Rachel Harrington – Let me sleep in your arms tonight from the 2010 album ‘Celilo falls’
Simply gorgeous
5/ Billie Holiday – Strange fruit. 1939
Probably her bravest recording
8/ Iris Dement – Our town from the 1992 album ‘Infamous angel’
Keeps much too lower a profile
9/ Crazy Mountain Billies – The hills are black from the 2011 album ‘Badlands 3’
Always space for Andy Bormes alter ego!
10/ Ella Jenkins – Wade in the water from the 1992 album ‘African American folk songs and rhythms’
Beautiful piece of gospel
11/ The Sea Will Decide – I know you’re not the one to blame from the 2010 e.p. ‘From darkness to light’
Excellent Lewes based roots singer songwriter
12/ Steely Dan – Do it again from the 1972 album Can’t buy a thrill’
Great album by a great band
13/ Wanda Jackson – Honey bop from the 1960 album ‘Rockin’ with Wanda’
This rockabilly filly is still going strong!
14/ Grateful Dead – Ripple from the 1970 album ‘American Beauty’
Their country rock album
15/ Carrie Elkin – Landeth by sea from the 2011 album ‘Call it my garden’
See her in Brighton this Saturday!
16/ Porchlight Smoker – The L & N from the 2009 album ‘Porchlight Smoker’
Terrific local acoustic band
17/ Ella Fitzgerald – Can’t help lovin’ that man. 1957
The voice!
18/ Israel Nash Gripka – Red dress from the 2011 album ‘Barn doors and concrete floors’
An Americana genre defining album
20/ Carter family – Engine 143. 1927
Defining country music
21/ Dave Alvin – Engine 143 from the 2000 album ‘Public Domain’
Brilliant version of the above song
24/ The Band – The weight from the 1968 album ‘Music from Big Pink’
The masters of ‘Americana’
25/ Johnny Duncan and his Bluegrass Boys – Last train to San Fernando. 1957
Edgy Bluegrass/Rockabill/Rock ‘n’ roll.
26/ Charlie Parker – Embraceable you. 1949
Spellbinding!
Seaside Hospital Radio ‘American Roots’ playlist for 6th April 2011
Slightly different format this week. I was joined in the studio by Phil Jones of Hatful of Rain and sometimes the Curst Sons! He brought in a dozen or so tracks and we had a chat about his life in music, influences etc. I’m still hoping to transcribe the chat and put it on the website but not sure if it’s possible yet. The first section of the list is Phil’s selections.
Phils Choices: The list pretty much confirms that Phil is a man with great musical taste!
The final track is a demo of a newly written song by Chloe Overton, singer and songwriter with Hatful of Rain. It is the most beautiful song that we played in the whole two hours of the programme and deserves a much wider audience!
1/ Pete Seeger - If I had a hammer
2/ Buddy Holly – Peggy Sue
3/ Rolling Stones – Wild horses
4/Sandy Denny – Solo
5/ Little Feat – Willin’
6/ Roland White – Head over heels in love with you
7/ Grateful Dead - Friend of the devil
8/ Gillian Welch – Miners refrain
9/ Tandy - The district doctor
10/ Emmylou Harris – How she could sing the Wildwood flowers
11/ Water Tower Bucket Boys – Telegraph
12/ Hatful of Rain – Exit song.
My selections:
Album of the week:
Greg Trooper – 2/ They call me Hank, Might be a train, Just one hand, from the 2010 album ‘Upside downtown’
1/ Joe Walsh – Rocky mountain way from the 1973 album ‘The smoker you drink, the player you get’
3/ Muddy Waters – Hoochie coochie man (1954)
4/ John Prine – Paradise from the 1971 album ‘John Prine’
5/ Porchlight Smoker – Paradise from the 2009 album ‘Porchlight Smoker’
Tremendous version of the Prine classic, not at all in the shade!
6/ Elvis Presley – Blue moon of Kentucky (1954)
7/Old Man Markley – from the 2011 album ‘Guts ‘n’ teeth’
8/ Two Fingers of Firewater – State of daydream from the 2011 album ‘Songs to listen to’
Will be the summer hit album!
9/ Southern Tenant Folk Union – Travelling song from the 2011 album ‘ Pencaitland’
Will be released in June and bound for classic status!
10/ Israel Nash Gripka – Drown from the 2011 album ‘Barn doors and concrete floors’
Review of this brilliant album to follow soon!
Seaside Hospital Radio ‘American Roots’ playlist
for 30th March 2011
A couple of changes to the format this week. The album of the week is so good I decided to play 4 tracks from it! I’ve also been toying with the idea of having a featured artist each week and playing tracks from various stages of their career. They will not always be well known, in fact some will be decidedly unknown but if I like them that will be enough for them to be featured! As you can see, this week it was the late Gram Parsons, arguably the father of country rock, but inarguably the father of ‘Cosmic American music’!
Album of the week:
Grant Peeples –3/ My people come from the dirt, 10/ Last great buffalo hunt, 17/ Elisabeth, 22/ Down here in the country from the 2011 album ‘Okra and Ecclesiastes’
Brilliant album by a brilliant singer/songwriter
Featured artist:
Gram Parsons – 4/ Luxury liner from the 1968 International Submarine Band album ‘Safe at home’ 9/ Hickory wind from the 1968 Byrds album ‘Sweetheart of the rodeo’ 14/ /Hot burrito no.1 20/ Hot burrito no. 2 from the 1969 Flying Burrito Brothers album ‘The gilded palace of sin’ 23/ She from the 1973 album ‘GP’
Never had the time to fulfil his potential but didn’t do bad in the time he did have!
1/ Creedence Clearwater revival – Bad moon rising from the 1969 album ‘Green river’
A classic!
2/ The Band – The weight from the 1968 album ‘Music from Big Pink’
Great song from a great album by a great band
5/ Harful of rain – Evangeline from the 2010 e.p ‘Evangeline’
Well constructed song aided by Chloe’s lovely vocals
6/ Mississippi Fred McDowell – Shake ‘em on down from the 1993 album ‘You gotta move’
One of the greats of the blues
Rory Block – 19/ Mississippi man and 7/ Shake ‘em on down from the 2011 album ‘Shake ‘em on down: A tribute to Mississippi Frd McDowell’
One of the greats of modern day blues
8/ Can Kickers – Elzic’s farewell/Sally Goodin from the 2003 album ‘Mountain dudes’
Turns ‘ramshackle hillbillies’ into an art form!
11/ Kasey Anderson - Nowhere nights from the 2010 Red River album 'Nowhere nights'
Good song from a very good album
12/ Salter Cane – Black swollen river from the 2010 album ‘Sorrow’
Tremendous album by the Brighton based band
13/ The Blasters – American music from the 1980 album ‘American music’
Another classic
15/ Duke Ellington – Caravan. (1952)
Almost freeform in it’s complexity
16/ Peter Bruntnell – Downtown from the 2003 album ‘Ends of the earth’
Excellent song from a tremendous almost forgotten album
18/ Hank Williams – Ramblin’ man (1951)
Eerie!
21/ Count Basie – Come fly with me. (1963)
Yet another classic
24/ Mark Wynn – Factory girls from the 2010 album ‘Backstreet ballads & assorted wrecks’
Tremendous British singer/songwriter
25/ Son House – Walkin’ blues from ‘The complete Library of Congress sessions,
1941-1942’
One of the top half dozen blues players ever!
Seaside Hospital Radio ‘American Roots’ playlist
For Wednesday 23rd March 2011
Album of the week:
Outlaw Radio: The compilation Vol.1 (Rel. 2010)
4/ Roger Alan Wade – Breakfast at Audreys. 15/ Six Gun Britt – Hard habit to break.
16/ Rachel Brooke – Closer still. 21/ Joey Allcorn – Gone but not forgotten blues
24/ .357 String band – Restless man blues.
This amazing compilation was sent to me by one of the featured artists! Brilliant music!
1/ Gene Vincent – Cat Man (1958)
One of the great early roots rockers!
2/ Calexico – The ballad of Cable Hogue from the 2000 album ‘Hot rail’
This pair of refugees from ‘Giant sand’ make consistenly excellent albums.
3/ Goose Creek Symphony – Charlie’s tune from the 2010 album ‘Charlie Gearhearts home recordings’ (recorded in the 1970s)
Home solo effort by a founder member of this great early ‘country rock’ band
5/ Molly Hatchet – Flirtin' with disaster from the 1979 album 'Flirtin' with disaster'
Some great southern rock
6/Cowboy – Please be with me. 1976
A pretty good early and unheralded county rock band
7/ Little Lisa Dixie – Hey good Lookin ’from the 2011 album ‘Songs from the darkside’
About as independent and sassy as they come!
8/ Hank Williams – Hey good lookin’ (1951)
See 7!
9/ Michelle Shocked – Soldiers joy from the 1992 album ‘Arkansas Traveller’
A great song from one of my all time favourite albums!
10/ Poco – Indian summer from the 1977 album ‘Indian summer’
One of their few hit singles.
11/ Lonnie Donegan – Cumberland gap. (1957)
One of the all time great white bluesmen
12/ Jim White – Static on the radio from the 2004 Luaka Bop album 'Drill a hole in the substrate & tell me what you see'.
As quirky as he could get!
13/ Duke Ellington – Take the ‘A’ train (1957)
Great music by the master!
14/ Handsome Family – So much wine from the 2000 album ‘In the air’
Great song by a great couple!
15/ Phil Ochs – There but for fortune from the 1966 album ‘Phil Ochs in concert’
Almost forgotten but not by me.
16/ Wilco – Forget the flowers from the 1996 album ‘Being there’
When they were a great alt. country band
17/ Rory Block – Stones in my passway from the 2005 album ‘From the dust’
One of the all time great female blues singer/guitarists
18/ John Prine – Speed of the sound of loneliness from the 1986 album ‘German afternoons’
Always space for this great singer songwriter
19/ Woody Guthrie – Pretty boy Floyd from the 2001 album ‘This machine kills fascists’
It’s probably all been said!¬
20/ Byrds – Pretty boy Floyd from the 1968 album ‘Sweetheart of the rodeo’
A great interpretation of Woody’s song on a great album!
22/ Mongo Santamaria – Watermelon man from the 1963 album ‘Watermelon man’
Quirky jazz
23/ Mark Stuart & the Bastard Sons - Gone like a Raven from the 2009 Texacali album
'Bend in the road'.
Excellent song from a terrific album
25/ The Cave Singers – Swim club from the 2011 album ‘No witch’
More quirkiness!
Outlaw Radio: The compilation Vol.1 (Rel. 2010)
4/ Roger Alan Wade – Breakfast at Audreys. 15/ Six Gun Britt – Hard habit to break.
16/ Rachel Brooke – Closer still. 21/ Joey Allcorn – Gone but not forgotten blues
24/ .357 String band – Restless man blues.
This amazing compilation was sent to me by one of the featured artists! Brilliant music!
1/ Gene Vincent – Cat Man (1958)
One of the great early roots rockers!
2/ Calexico – The ballad of Cable Hogue from the 2000 album ‘Hot rail’
This pair of refugees from ‘Giant sand’ make consistenly excellent albums.
3/ Goose Creek Symphony – Charlie’s tune from the 2010 album ‘Charlie Gearhearts home recordings’ (recorded in the 1970s)
Home solo effort by a founder member of this great early ‘country rock’ band
5/ Molly Hatchet – Flirtin' with disaster from the 1979 album 'Flirtin' with disaster'
Some great southern rock
6/Cowboy – Please be with me. 1976
A pretty good early and unheralded county rock band
7/ Little Lisa Dixie – Hey good Lookin ’from the 2011 album ‘Songs from the darkside’
About as independent and sassy as they come!
8/ Hank Williams – Hey good lookin’ (1951)
See 7!
9/ Michelle Shocked – Soldiers joy from the 1992 album ‘Arkansas Traveller’
A great song from one of my all time favourite albums!
10/ Poco – Indian summer from the 1977 album ‘Indian summer’
One of their few hit singles.
11/ Lonnie Donegan – Cumberland gap. (1957)
One of the all time great white bluesmen
12/ Jim White – Static on the radio from the 2004 Luaka Bop album 'Drill a hole in the substrate & tell me what you see'.
As quirky as he could get!
13/ Duke Ellington – Take the ‘A’ train (1957)
Great music by the master!
14/ Handsome Family – So much wine from the 2000 album ‘In the air’
Great song by a great couple!
15/ Phil Ochs – There but for fortune from the 1966 album ‘Phil Ochs in concert’
Almost forgotten but not by me.
16/ Wilco – Forget the flowers from the 1996 album ‘Being there’
When they were a great alt. country band
17/ Rory Block – Stones in my passway from the 2005 album ‘From the dust’
One of the all time great female blues singer/guitarists
18/ John Prine – Speed of the sound of loneliness from the 1986 album ‘German afternoons’
Always space for this great singer songwriter
19/ Woody Guthrie – Pretty boy Floyd from the 2001 album ‘This machine kills fascists’
It’s probably all been said!¬
20/ Byrds – Pretty boy Floyd from the 1968 album ‘Sweetheart of the rodeo’
A great interpretation of Woody’s song on a great album!
22/ Mongo Santamaria – Watermelon man from the 1963 album ‘Watermelon man’
Quirky jazz
23/ Mark Stuart & the Bastard Sons - Gone like a Raven from the 2009 Texacali album
'Bend in the road'.
Excellent song from a terrific album
25/ The Cave Singers – Swim club from the 2011 album ‘No witch’
More quirkiness!
Seaside Hospital radio ‘American Roots’ music
playlist for 16th March 2011
Album of the week
Two Fingers of Firewater – 3/ State of daydream, 10/ Forever 22/ The cold from the 2011 album ‘Songs to listen to’
1/ Robert Plant – House of cards from the 2010 album ‘Band of Joy’
Over hyped but still pretty good roots album
2/ Maria Mudaur – My Tennessee mountain home from the 1974 album ‘Maria Muldaur’
One of the all-time great unheralded but truly ‘American Roots’ singers.
Israel Nash Gripka – 4/ Red dress 21/ Bellwether ballad from the 2011 album ‘Barn doors and concrete floors’
Tremendous, earthy country album only just missed being album of the week!
5/ Uncle Tupelo – Whiskey bottle from the 1990 album ‘No depression’
An alt.country classic album!
Carrie Elkin – 6/ The things we’re afraid of 20/ Shots rang out from the 2011 album
‘Call it my garden’
Beautiful voice, excellent songs! What more is needed?
7/ Mike Nesmith – Different drum from the 1972 album ‘And the hits just keep on coming’
One of the founding fathers of country rock
8/ Ella Fitgerald – Basin Street blues. 1958
Words fail me! (but not usually for long!)
9/ New Riders of the Purple Sage – Glendale train from the 1971 album ‘New Riders of the purple sage’
Early country rock band that was Jerry Garcia's love child!
11/ Guy Clark – Desperados waiting for the train from the 1975 album ‘Old no. 1’
One of the great Texan singer songwriters
12/ The Byrds – All I really want to do from the 1965 album ‘Mr.Tambourine man’
Still remember seeing them perform this live at the old Hove Town Hall
13/ The Long Goodbye – Shiver and feel from the 2010 album ‘Darkness leaves’ Terrific rootsy song by an excellent local band
14/ Flying Buritto Brothers – Sin city from the 1969 album ‘The Gilded palace of Sin’
A classic country rock song from THE classic album!
15/ Kimmie Rhodes – West Texas heavan from the 1996 album ‘West Texas heavan’
One of the best ever Texas country albums by one of the best ever Texas singer/songwriters
16/ Bruce Springsteen – Thunder road from the 1975 album ‘Born to run’
When he really was great!
17/ Cam Penner – Driftwood from the 2011 album ‘Gypsy summer’
Good song from a 'grower' album!
18/ Wagon – Keeping guard from the 1999 album ‘Beauty angel queen’
An excellent song from a good album by a band that just disappeared
19/ Dave Alvin – Engine 143 from the 2001 album ‘Public domain’
Great song from a great covers album!
Seaside Hospital Radio ‘American Roots’ playlist for Wednesday 9th March 2011
Album of the week
Rachel Brooke – 3/ Me and Rose Connelly and 10/ Barnyard and 20/ Something in the water from the 2011 album ‘Down in the Barnyard’
Will definitely be in my top 10 of 2011 (probably at no.1)
1/ Two Fingers of Firewater – Satan, your kingdom must come down from the 2008 album ‘Two Fingers of Firewater’
New album to be released soon so here’s a taster of how good they are!
2/ Rick Nelson – Garden party from the 1972 album ‘Garden party’
One of the overlooked founders of ‘country rock’
4/ Malcolm Holcombe – Beckys blessed from the 2011 album ‘To drink the rain’
An absolute sensation at Monday nights Brighton gig
5/ Peggy Lee – Fever (1958)
A true jazz classic
6/ Henhouse Prowlers – Mourning dove from the 2011 album ‘Verses, chapters and rhymes’
A really good, edgy old-time/bluegrass band
7/ Blind Willie McTell - Statesboro blues. (1929)
One of the all time greats on slide guitar
8/ Allman Brothers – Statesboro blues from the box set ‘Dreams’
Played back to back with 7/. Great contrast!
9/ Lucinda Williams – 9/ I don’t know how you’re livin’ and 19/ Copenhagen from the 2011 album ‘Blessed’
An album that is slowly growing on me, but not too much!
11/ Stairwell Sisters – Get off your money from the 2008 Yodel-ay-hee album
Instrumental link to the news!
12/ Blasters – American music from the 1980 album ‘The Blasters’
A great roots band
13/ Crazy Mountain Billies – The hills are black from the 2011 album ‘Badlands III’
Andy Bormes unique take on country music!
14/ Sarah Petite – Doghouse rose from the 2010 album ‘Doghouse Rose’
Gave an enchanting performance in Brighton on Sunday night
15/ Son House – John the Revelator from the 1965 album ‘Father of the delta blues’
THE all time great bluesman who performed with a unique intensity
16/ John Prine – Sam Stone from the 1971 album ‘John Prine’
Still one of the best debut albums ever!
17/ Dr. John – It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing (2000)
Mac Rebbenack at his best!
18/ Gregg Allman – I can’t be satisfied from the 2011 album ‘Low country blues’
A good album and his first for 14 years!
21/ The Moondoggies – It’s a shame, it’s a pity from the 2011 album ‘Tidelands’
Good album by a good alt. country band
22/ Hank Williams – Lovesick blues (1949)
I don’t think ‘classic’ is an exageration
23/ Israel Nash Gripka – Pink long stem rose from the 2009 album ‘New York Town’
A really good track, played in anticipation of his impatiently awaited new album!
Rachel Brooke – 3/ Me and Rose Connelly and 10/ Barnyard and 20/ Something in the water from the 2011 album ‘Down in the Barnyard’
Will definitely be in my top 10 of 2011 (probably at no.1)
1/ Two Fingers of Firewater – Satan, your kingdom must come down from the 2008 album ‘Two Fingers of Firewater’
New album to be released soon so here’s a taster of how good they are!
2/ Rick Nelson – Garden party from the 1972 album ‘Garden party’
One of the overlooked founders of ‘country rock’
4/ Malcolm Holcombe – Beckys blessed from the 2011 album ‘To drink the rain’
An absolute sensation at Monday nights Brighton gig
5/ Peggy Lee – Fever (1958)
A true jazz classic
6/ Henhouse Prowlers – Mourning dove from the 2011 album ‘Verses, chapters and rhymes’
A really good, edgy old-time/bluegrass band
7/ Blind Willie McTell - Statesboro blues. (1929)
One of the all time greats on slide guitar
8/ Allman Brothers – Statesboro blues from the box set ‘Dreams’
Played back to back with 7/. Great contrast!
9/ Lucinda Williams – 9/ I don’t know how you’re livin’ and 19/ Copenhagen from the 2011 album ‘Blessed’
An album that is slowly growing on me, but not too much!
11/ Stairwell Sisters – Get off your money from the 2008 Yodel-ay-hee album
Instrumental link to the news!
12/ Blasters – American music from the 1980 album ‘The Blasters’
A great roots band
13/ Crazy Mountain Billies – The hills are black from the 2011 album ‘Badlands III’
Andy Bormes unique take on country music!
14/ Sarah Petite – Doghouse rose from the 2010 album ‘Doghouse Rose’
Gave an enchanting performance in Brighton on Sunday night
15/ Son House – John the Revelator from the 1965 album ‘Father of the delta blues’
THE all time great bluesman who performed with a unique intensity
16/ John Prine – Sam Stone from the 1971 album ‘John Prine’
Still one of the best debut albums ever!
17/ Dr. John – It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing (2000)
Mac Rebbenack at his best!
18/ Gregg Allman – I can’t be satisfied from the 2011 album ‘Low country blues’
A good album and his first for 14 years!
21/ The Moondoggies – It’s a shame, it’s a pity from the 2011 album ‘Tidelands’
Good album by a good alt. country band
22/ Hank Williams – Lovesick blues (1949)
I don’t think ‘classic’ is an exageration
23/ Israel Nash Gripka – Pink long stem rose from the 2009 album ‘New York Town’
A really good track, played in anticipation of his impatiently awaited new album!
Seaside Hospital Radio ‘American Roots’ playlist
for 2nd March 2011
Album of the week
The Lonesome Drifter – 4/ Eager boy 15/ Honey do you think of me, Ain’t got nothin’ but the blues from the 2010 re-release ‘Eager boy’
A reminder of how eerie ‘rockabilly’ could be
1/ Johnny Duncan and his Bluegrass Boys – Last train to San Fernando (1957)
Memories!
2/ Gene Clark – Full circle song from the 1972 album ‘Roadmaster’
Great album by the father of country rock
3/ Farewell Drifters – Somewhere down the road from the 2010 album
‘Yellow Tag Mondays’
Album doesn’t always work but has got some good songs! This is one of them.
5/ Two Fingers of Firewater – Endless highway from the 2008 album ‘Two Fingers of Firewater’
Excellent song from a great band. See them at the Prince Albert next Sunday
6/ Sarah Petite – Bootlegger from the 2010 album ‘Doghouse Rose’
Excellent song from a great country singer/songwriter See her at the Prince Albert next Sunday
7/ Glossary – Bend with the breeze from the 2010 album ‘Feral fire’
So so country rock
8/ America – Ventura highway from the 1973 album ‘Homecoming’
Soft top down and wind in my hair (if I had any!)
9/ Ella Fitzgerald – Ev’ry time we say goodbye (1956)
A true classic
10/ 11/Water Tower Bucket Boys – Telegraph and Blackbird pickin’ at a squirrel from the 2010 album ‘Sole Kitchen’
Good live band, good recording band and a couple of good songs!
12/Charlie Parr – 1922 blues from the 2003 album ‘1922’
Simply great!
13/ Dick Justice – Henry Lee (1927) from Harry Smiths Anthology of American Folk Music
This weeks Harry Smith track
14/ Drive by truckers – The fireplace poker from the 2011 album ‘Go go boots’
Oddly, didn’t work well on radio, but great album
16/ Malcolm Holcombe – Down in the woods from the 2011 album
‘To drink the rain’
Terrific song from a terrific album. See him next Monday in Brighton at the Latest Music Bar
17/ Can Kickers – Nevermind/Rabbit pea patch from the 2006 album ‘We’re dyin’ but we ain’t dead yet’
A great unknown ‘hillbilly’ band!
18/ Billie Holiday – Strange fruit (1939)
A true classic
19/ The Sadies – Violet and Jeffrey lee from the 2010 album ‘Darker circles’
Great live band that makes consistently excellent albums
20/ John Hammond jr. – My mind is ramblin’ from the 2009 album
‘Rough & tough’
Great track from one of his best albums
21/ Robert Johnson – Hellhound on my trail – 1937
Nothing needs to be said
22/ Rosanne Cash – The wheel from the 1993 album ‘The wheel’
Gorgeous song from a consistently high achieving daughter of Johnny
23/ The Mountain & the Trees (Jon Janes) – Travellin’ song from the 2010 album ‘I made this for you’ (Jillian Freeman, harmonies)
A good song from a really good album
24/ Big Mama Thornton – Hound dog. 1952
Phew!
The Lonesome Drifter – 4/ Eager boy 15/ Honey do you think of me, Ain’t got nothin’ but the blues from the 2010 re-release ‘Eager boy’
A reminder of how eerie ‘rockabilly’ could be
1/ Johnny Duncan and his Bluegrass Boys – Last train to San Fernando (1957)
Memories!
2/ Gene Clark – Full circle song from the 1972 album ‘Roadmaster’
Great album by the father of country rock
3/ Farewell Drifters – Somewhere down the road from the 2010 album
‘Yellow Tag Mondays’
Album doesn’t always work but has got some good songs! This is one of them.
5/ Two Fingers of Firewater – Endless highway from the 2008 album ‘Two Fingers of Firewater’
Excellent song from a great band. See them at the Prince Albert next Sunday
6/ Sarah Petite – Bootlegger from the 2010 album ‘Doghouse Rose’
Excellent song from a great country singer/songwriter See her at the Prince Albert next Sunday
7/ Glossary – Bend with the breeze from the 2010 album ‘Feral fire’
So so country rock
8/ America – Ventura highway from the 1973 album ‘Homecoming’
Soft top down and wind in my hair (if I had any!)
9/ Ella Fitzgerald – Ev’ry time we say goodbye (1956)
A true classic
10/ 11/Water Tower Bucket Boys – Telegraph and Blackbird pickin’ at a squirrel from the 2010 album ‘Sole Kitchen’
Good live band, good recording band and a couple of good songs!
12/Charlie Parr – 1922 blues from the 2003 album ‘1922’
Simply great!
13/ Dick Justice – Henry Lee (1927) from Harry Smiths Anthology of American Folk Music
This weeks Harry Smith track
14/ Drive by truckers – The fireplace poker from the 2011 album ‘Go go boots’
Oddly, didn’t work well on radio, but great album
16/ Malcolm Holcombe – Down in the woods from the 2011 album
‘To drink the rain’
Terrific song from a terrific album. See him next Monday in Brighton at the Latest Music Bar
17/ Can Kickers – Nevermind/Rabbit pea patch from the 2006 album ‘We’re dyin’ but we ain’t dead yet’
A great unknown ‘hillbilly’ band!
18/ Billie Holiday – Strange fruit (1939)
A true classic
19/ The Sadies – Violet and Jeffrey lee from the 2010 album ‘Darker circles’
Great live band that makes consistently excellent albums
20/ John Hammond jr. – My mind is ramblin’ from the 2009 album
‘Rough & tough’
Great track from one of his best albums
21/ Robert Johnson – Hellhound on my trail – 1937
Nothing needs to be said
22/ Rosanne Cash – The wheel from the 1993 album ‘The wheel’
Gorgeous song from a consistently high achieving daughter of Johnny
23/ The Mountain & the Trees (Jon Janes) – Travellin’ song from the 2010 album ‘I made this for you’ (Jillian Freeman, harmonies)
A good song from a really good album
24/ Big Mama Thornton – Hound dog. 1952
Phew!
Seaside Hospital Radio ‘American Roots’ playlist
For Wednesday 23rd February 2011
Album of the week
Zoe Muth and the Lost High Rollers – 3/ You only believe me when I’m lying 10/ I used to call my heart a home from the 2010 album ‘Zoe Muth and the Lost High Rollers’
1/ Joe Ely – If you were a Bluebird from the 1977 album ‘Joe Ely’
One of the band of Texas singer/songwriters from Lubbock!
2/ Charlie Parr – I dreamed I saw Jesse james last night from the 2010 album
‘When the devil goes blind’
Album of the year last year and probably gig of the year this year! (Tonight actually!)
4/ The Outlaws - There goes another love song from the 1975 album ‘Outlaws’
Good, if slightly dated country rock
5/ John prine – Unwed fathers from the 1984 album ‘Aimless love’
One of the all time greats
6/ Mulehead – Kudzu from the 1998 album ‘Never again’
Quirky alt. country from a band that should have been better known
7/ Water Tower Bucket Boys – Crooked road from the 2010 album ‘Sole Kitchen’
See this great band this Saturday in Brighton
8/ Hank Williams – A mansion on the hill. 1948
What can I say?
9/ Goddam Gallows – Wherever I go from the 2010 album ‘Gutterbilly blues’
Modern in your face cowpunk!
11/ 6 day bender – Clover from the 2010 album E’ville fuzz
Excellent southern rock band
12/ Robert Earl keen – Sonora’s death row from the 1989 album ‘West Textures’
A great Texan songwriter/singer!
13/ Lyle Lovett – If I had a boat from the 1987 album ‘Pontiac’
A great Texan singer/songwriter!
Zoe Muth and the Lost High Rollers – 3/ You only believe me when I’m lying 10/ I used to call my heart a home from the 2010 album ‘Zoe Muth and the Lost High Rollers’
1/ Joe Ely – If you were a Bluebird from the 1977 album ‘Joe Ely’
One of the band of Texas singer/songwriters from Lubbock!
2/ Charlie Parr – I dreamed I saw Jesse james last night from the 2010 album
‘When the devil goes blind’
Album of the year last year and probably gig of the year this year! (Tonight actually!)
4/ The Outlaws - There goes another love song from the 1975 album ‘Outlaws’
Good, if slightly dated country rock
5/ John prine – Unwed fathers from the 1984 album ‘Aimless love’
One of the all time greats
6/ Mulehead – Kudzu from the 1998 album ‘Never again’
Quirky alt. country from a band that should have been better known
7/ Water Tower Bucket Boys – Crooked road from the 2010 album ‘Sole Kitchen’
See this great band this Saturday in Brighton
8/ Hank Williams – A mansion on the hill. 1948
What can I say?
9/ Goddam Gallows – Wherever I go from the 2010 album ‘Gutterbilly blues’
Modern in your face cowpunk!
11/ 6 day bender – Clover from the 2010 album E’ville fuzz
Excellent southern rock band
12/ Robert Earl keen – Sonora’s death row from the 1989 album ‘West Textures’
A great Texan songwriter/singer!
13/ Lyle Lovett – If I had a boat from the 1987 album ‘Pontiac’
A great Texan singer/songwriter!
Seaside Hospital Radio ‘American Roots’ playlist
for 16th February 2011
Album of the week
Emory Quinn – 3/ Holes through the window 9/ Calling your name from the 2010 album ‘See you at the next light’
A brilliant album by a brilliant band!
1/ Stephen Stills – Fallen eagle from the 1972 album ‘Manassas’
An unacknowledged country rock classic.
2/ Jerry merritt – Another day on route 66. (released 1957?)
Still can’t believe the recording date
4/ June Star – North from the 2002 album ‘Songs from an engineers daughter’
Can always find space for this great band
5/ John Wort Hannam – Worth a damn from the 2010 album ‘Queens hotel’
A new (to me)and excellent Canadian roots singer/songwriter
6/ Drive by Truckers – Pulaski from the 2011 album ‘Go go boots’
A great album by a great band
7/ Lovin Spoonful – Do you believe in magic? from the 1965 album ‘Do you believe in magic?’
Just re-released and it’s easy to hear why
8/ Slobberbone – Little sister from the 1996 album ‘Crow Pot Pie’
A great band that really should have ‘made it’
10/ Hank Williams – A mansion on the hill. (recorded 1948)
It’s all been said
11/ Old Man Markley – For better for worse from the 2011 album ‘Guts ‘n’ teeth’
A really good album of ‘punked up’ bluegrass
12/ Slaid Cleaves – Horseshoe lounge from the 2000 album ‘Broke down’
Another singer/songwriter that should be a superstar
13/ Jayke Orvis – ‘Yankee taste’ (instrumental) from the 2010 album ‘It’s all been said’
A quirky instrumental from an excellent album
Seaside Hospital radio ‘American Roots’ playlist
for Wednesday 9th February 2011
Album of the week
Jayke Orvis – 3/ Feelings like this and 9/ Shady grove/Gypsy moon from the 2010 album ‘It’s all been said’
A tremendous edgy talent that is wasted in the terrific psychobilly ‘Goddam gallows’!
1/ Old Crow Medicine Show – Alabama high test from the 2008 album ‘Tennessee Pusher’
There are not many better live bands!
2/ Neil Young – Heart of gold from the 1972 album ‘Harvest’
The definition of ‘classic’
4/ Drive by Truckers – The weakest man from the 2011 album ‘Go go boots’
A great album by a great band!
5/ Lovin Spoonful – You didn’t have to be so nice from the 1966 album ‘Daydream’
Just re-released and as fresh as when first released
6/ Twilight Hotel – Mahogany veneer from the 2011 album ‘When the wolves go blind’
A highly original duo
7/ Tom Petty – Louisiana rain from the 1979 album ‘Damn the torpedoes’
Always room for this great band
8/ Malcolm Holcombe – Mountains of home from the 2011 album ‘To drink the rain’
Gives a whole new meaning to ‘edgy’!
10/ .357 String band – High lonesome blues from the 2006 album ‘Ghost town’
A tremendous, almost unknown band
11/ American Mars –Sunray from the 2008 album 'Western sides'
Good album by a consistently high quality band
12/ Stairwell Sisters – Kentucky winder from the 2008 Yodel-ay-hee album 'Get off your money'.
An excellent instrumental to finish!
Jayke Orvis – 3/ Feelings like this and 9/ Shady grove/Gypsy moon from the 2010 album ‘It’s all been said’
A tremendous edgy talent that is wasted in the terrific psychobilly ‘Goddam gallows’!
1/ Old Crow Medicine Show – Alabama high test from the 2008 album ‘Tennessee Pusher’
There are not many better live bands!
2/ Neil Young – Heart of gold from the 1972 album ‘Harvest’
The definition of ‘classic’
4/ Drive by Truckers – The weakest man from the 2011 album ‘Go go boots’
A great album by a great band!
5/ Lovin Spoonful – You didn’t have to be so nice from the 1966 album ‘Daydream’
Just re-released and as fresh as when first released
6/ Twilight Hotel – Mahogany veneer from the 2011 album ‘When the wolves go blind’
A highly original duo
7/ Tom Petty – Louisiana rain from the 1979 album ‘Damn the torpedoes’
Always room for this great band
8/ Malcolm Holcombe – Mountains of home from the 2011 album ‘To drink the rain’
Gives a whole new meaning to ‘edgy’!
10/ .357 String band – High lonesome blues from the 2006 album ‘Ghost town’
A tremendous, almost unknown band
11/ American Mars –Sunray from the 2008 album 'Western sides'
Good album by a consistently high quality band
12/ Stairwell Sisters – Kentucky winder from the 2008 Yodel-ay-hee album 'Get off your money'.
An excellent instrumental to finish!
Seaside Hospital Radio ‘American Roots’ playlist
for 2nd February 2011.
Album of the week!
Bob Wayne – 7/ Ghost town and 10/ Gold from the 2011 album ‘Outlaw Carnie’
Excellent edgy ‘punked up’ country
1/ Slobberbone – Engine Joe from the 1997 album ‘Barrel Chested’
One of alt. country’s ‘blueprint’ bands
2/ June Star – Thrown from the 2001 album ‘Telegraph’
In my top 10 albums and bands ever!
3/ T-Model Ford and Gravelroad – Little red rooster from the 2011 album ‘Taledragger’
Old time Blues for the 21st century
4/ Houston Marchman – Policeman from the 2003 album ‘Desperate Man’
Consistently high quality ‘Texas country’
5/ Abigail Washburn – City of refuge from the 2011 album ‘City of refuge’
Experimentation that really works
6/ Buddy Holly – Brown eyed handsome man (Released 1963)
Played to mark the 52nd anniversary of his death in a plane crash on 3rd February 1959, along with Richie Vallens and the ‘Big Bopper’
8/ 6 Day Bender – Miss Linda from the 2010 album ‘E’ville Fuzz’
Excellent ‘southern rock’ band
9/ Woodbox Gang – Cheer up the devil from the 2009 album ‘White Trash Voodoo’
A cult band that should have been succesful
11/ Souther Still – Caroline from the 2010 album Great wild street.
Alt. country from London!
12/ Ben Weaver – City girl from the 2010 album 'Mirepoix & smoke'
Excellent album from a tremendous performer. See him this Saturday 5th Feb. in Brighton.
13/ Sumner Brothers – Jakes song (instrumental) from the 2010 album ‘In the Garage 2’
One of my ‘new favourite’ bands!
Bob Wayne – 7/ Ghost town and 10/ Gold from the 2011 album ‘Outlaw Carnie’
Excellent edgy ‘punked up’ country
1/ Slobberbone – Engine Joe from the 1997 album ‘Barrel Chested’
One of alt. country’s ‘blueprint’ bands
2/ June Star – Thrown from the 2001 album ‘Telegraph’
In my top 10 albums and bands ever!
3/ T-Model Ford and Gravelroad – Little red rooster from the 2011 album ‘Taledragger’
Old time Blues for the 21st century
4/ Houston Marchman – Policeman from the 2003 album ‘Desperate Man’
Consistently high quality ‘Texas country’
5/ Abigail Washburn – City of refuge from the 2011 album ‘City of refuge’
Experimentation that really works
6/ Buddy Holly – Brown eyed handsome man (Released 1963)
Played to mark the 52nd anniversary of his death in a plane crash on 3rd February 1959, along with Richie Vallens and the ‘Big Bopper’
8/ 6 Day Bender – Miss Linda from the 2010 album ‘E’ville Fuzz’
Excellent ‘southern rock’ band
9/ Woodbox Gang – Cheer up the devil from the 2009 album ‘White Trash Voodoo’
A cult band that should have been succesful
11/ Souther Still – Caroline from the 2010 album Great wild street.
Alt. country from London!
12/ Ben Weaver – City girl from the 2010 album 'Mirepoix & smoke'
Excellent album from a tremendous performer. See him this Saturday 5th Feb. in Brighton.
13/ Sumner Brothers – Jakes song (instrumental) from the 2010 album ‘In the Garage 2’
One of my ‘new favourite’ bands!
Seaside Hospital Radio ‘American roots’ playlist for 28th January 2011
The first couple of tracks are classics that were used to get the programme running, then the next 10 were taken from a selection of albums voted for by readers in the ‘Americanrootsuk.com albums of 2010’
1/ Elvis Presley – Mystery train. 1955
2/ Two Fingers of Firewater – Satan your kindom must come down, from the 2008 album ‘Two Fingers of Firewater’
3/ Jason & The Scorchers – Days of wine and roses from the 2010 album ‘Halcyon Times’
4/ Mary Gauthier – The foundling from the 2010 album ‘The foundling’
5/ Travel By Sea – Sign of the time from the 2010 album ‘Two States and the Blindness That Follows’
6/ John Hiatt – Like a freight train from the 2010 album ‘The Open Road’
7/ Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – US41 from the 2010 album ‘Mojo’
8/ Sara Petite - Bootlegger from the 2010 album ‘Doghouse Rose’
9/ Robert Plant – House of cards from the 2010 album ‘Band of Joy’
10/ Yarn – Abilene from the 2010 album ‘Come on in’
11/ Guy Clark - Somedays The Song Writes You from the 2010 album ‘Somedays The Song Writes You’
12/ Justin Townes Earle - Harlem River Blues from the 2010 album ‘Harlem River Blues’
1/ Elvis Presley – Mystery train. 1955
2/ Two Fingers of Firewater – Satan your kindom must come down, from the 2008 album ‘Two Fingers of Firewater’
3/ Jason & The Scorchers – Days of wine and roses from the 2010 album ‘Halcyon Times’
4/ Mary Gauthier – The foundling from the 2010 album ‘The foundling’
5/ Travel By Sea – Sign of the time from the 2010 album ‘Two States and the Blindness That Follows’
6/ John Hiatt – Like a freight train from the 2010 album ‘The Open Road’
7/ Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – US41 from the 2010 album ‘Mojo’
8/ Sara Petite - Bootlegger from the 2010 album ‘Doghouse Rose’
9/ Robert Plant – House of cards from the 2010 album ‘Band of Joy’
10/ Yarn – Abilene from the 2010 album ‘Come on in’
11/ Guy Clark - Somedays The Song Writes You from the 2010 album ‘Somedays The Song Writes You’
12/ Justin Townes Earle - Harlem River Blues from the 2010 album ‘Harlem River Blues’
SEASIDE HOSPITAL RADIO ‘AMERICAN ROOTS’
playlist for 19th January 2011
These were my top dozen albums of 2010 but in no particular order apart from Charlie Parr being at number 1.
Just one song from each album was played on the show.
(artist, album, track)
Charlie Parr – When the devil goes blind – Turpentine farm
Black Twig Pickers – Ironto special – Last payday at coal creek
Charlie Parr and the Black twig Pickers – Glory in the meeting house – What a friend we have in Jesus
Old man Luedecke – My hands are on fire & other love songs – Woe betide the doer of the deed
Crazy mountain billies – Badlands 2 – Lost in the valley trees
American Aquarium – Small town hymns – Meredith
Trampled by Turtles – Palomino – Help you or It’s a war
Southern Tenant Folk Union – New farming scene – TA9
Curst Sons – The original & genuine – Wild country
Otis Gibbs – Joe hills ashes - Joe hills ashes
Sad iron Music – Tom Waits for no one
June Star – Lower your arms – If you leave
Just one song from each album was played on the show.
(artist, album, track)
Charlie Parr – When the devil goes blind – Turpentine farm
Black Twig Pickers – Ironto special – Last payday at coal creek
Charlie Parr and the Black twig Pickers – Glory in the meeting house – What a friend we have in Jesus
Old man Luedecke – My hands are on fire & other love songs – Woe betide the doer of the deed
Crazy mountain billies – Badlands 2 – Lost in the valley trees
American Aquarium – Small town hymns – Meredith
Trampled by Turtles – Palomino – Help you or It’s a war
Southern Tenant Folk Union – New farming scene – TA9
Curst Sons – The original & genuine – Wild country
Otis Gibbs – Joe hills ashes - Joe hills ashes
Sad iron Music – Tom Waits for no one
June Star – Lower your arms – If you leave
